Title :
fREEDA: An Open Source Circuit Simulator
Author :
Steer, Michael B. ; Kriplani, Nikhil M. ; Luniya, Sonali ; Hart, Frank ; Lowry, Justin ; Christoffersen, Carlos E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC
Abstract :
fREEDAtrade is capable of transient, wavelet, harmonic balance, DC and AC analysis of circuits. Of these it is transient analysis has the greatest capability of revolutionizing the ability to design of RF circuits. fREEDAtrade uses a number of new strategies to achieve a dynamic range in transient simulation exceeding 160 dB, large signal noise analysis, modeling of oscillator phase noise, handling arbitrarily long time delays, and capturing mixed-physics. For the first time the overall philosophy behind fREEDAtrade is outlined with particular attention to topology
Keywords :
circuit simulation; phase noise; public domain software; transient analysis; AC analysis; DC analysis; MMIC amplifier; RF circuits simulation; fREEDA; harmonic balance anamysis; large signal noise analysis; noise modelling; open source circuit simulator; stochastic integration; transient analysis; transient circuit simulation; wavelet analysis; Analytical models; Circuit analysis; Circuit simulation; Dynamic range; Harmonic analysis; Phase noise; Radio frequency; Signal design; Transient analysis; Wavelet analysis; MMIC amplifier; large-signal noise; noise modeling; stochastic integration; transient circuit simulation;
Conference_Titel :
Integrated Nonlinear Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Circuits, 2006 International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Aveiro
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9723-1
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9723-1
DOI :
10.1109/INMMIC.2006.283523
