Title :
ModSpec: An open, flexible specification framework for multi-domain device modelling
Author :
Amsallem, David ; Roychowdhury, Jaijeet
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
We describe ModSpec, a MATLAB/Octave based specification format suitable for modelling devices across a wide variety of application domains, including circuits, optics, fluidics and biology. The ModSpec format and associated API are centered around describing the nonlinear differential equations at the core of any device model. The format is open, general and easy to use, and is supported by toolchains that translate and automatically differentiate models, set up equations for systems of interacting devices, and provide simulation facilities. We illustrate the use of ModSpec for modelling semiconductor, photovoltaic, fluidic and neuronal devices and systems.
Keywords :
application program interfaces; electronic engineering computing; formal specification; integrated circuits; mathematics computing; nonlinear differential equations; API; MATLAB-Octave based specification format; ModSpec; fluidic; multidomain device modelling; neuronal devices; nonlinear differential equations; open flexible specification framework; photovoltaic; semiconductor; systems; Biological system modeling; Equations; Integrated circuit modeling; MATLAB; Mathematical model; Semiconductor device modeling; Vectors;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD), 2011 IEEE/ACM International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1399-6
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-3152
DOI :
10.1109/ICCAD.2011.6105356
