Interactive symbolic distortion analysis of analogue integrated circuits

Author

Wambacq, Piet ; Gielen, Georges ; Sansen, Willy

Author_Institution

Dept. Elektrotech., Katholieke Univ. Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium

fYear

1991

fDate

25-28 Feb 1991

Firstpage

484

Lastpage

488

Abstract

A program is presented that generates symbolic expressions for the harmonic distortion, caused by weak nonlinearities in continuous-time analogue integrated circuits. The program relies upon the theory of Volterra series. An approximation algorithm with a user-definable error enhances the interpretability of the expressions. The results are in good agreement with results from a numerical simulator. The program can be used to analyse complex circuits such as operational amplifiers and to develop guidelines for low-distortion circuit design

Keywords

analogue circuits; circuit analysis computing; linear integrated circuits; operational amplifiers; Volterra series; analogue integrated circuits; approximation algorithm; complex circuits; harmonic distortion; interpretability; low-distortion circuit design; operational amplifiers; symbolic expressions; user-definable error; weak nonlinearities; Analog integrated circuits; Circuit analysis; Circuit simulation; Circuit synthesis; Harmonic distortion; Kernel; Nonlinear distortion; Numerical simulation; Power harmonic filters; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Design Automation. EDAC., Proceedings of the European Conference on

Conference_Location

Amsterdam

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EDAC.1991.206453

Filename

206453