DocumentCode
3112625
Title
A knowledge-based SPICE environment for improved convergence and user friendliness
Author
Kelessoglu, T.M. ; Pederson, Donald O.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
fYear
1988
fDate
16-19 May 1988
Abstract
An environment for SPICE called NECTAR has been developed which overcomes convergence and user-interface problems with SPICE by simulating the actions taken by an expert. NECTAR recognizes patterns which cause nonconvergence and provides ways to sidestep the problem. It identifies errors in the SPICE input file and automatically corrects them. It can be used as a circuit-design aid and improves the user interface for SPICE simulations. NECTAR derives its power from knowledge acquired from expert SPICE users and circuit designers
Keywords
circuit CAD; expert systems; user interfaces; NECTAR; SPICE input file; circuit designers; circuit-design aid; convergence; knowledge-based SPICE environment; user friendliness; user-interface problems; Application specific integrated circuits; Circuit simulation; Circuit synthesis; Convergence; Engines; Error correction; Human computer interaction; Pattern recognition; SPICE; User interfaces;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 1988., Proceedings of the IEEE 1988
Conference_Location
Rochester, NY
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CICC.1988.20789
Filename
20789
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