A power-line noise coupling estimation methodology for architectural exploration of mixed-signal systems

Author

Lundgren, Jan ; Ytterdal, Trond ; Eriksson, Putrik ; Oelmann, Bengt ; Abdalla, M. ; O´Nils, Muttias

Author_Institution

Dept. of Inf. Tech. & Media, Mid Sweden Univ., Sundsvall, Sweden

fYear

2003

fDate

23-25 Feb. 2003

Firstpage

133

Lastpage

137

Abstract

This paper presents methods for early estimation of digital to analog noise coupling over the power distribution network in mixed-signal systems. The methods allow both behavioral verification of mixed-signal architectures and their sensitivity to noise coupling of the power distribution network. The behavioral level noise coupling simulation models are implemented as extensions to the SystemC system design language. To illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed methods, we have estimated the power distribution network noise for a photon-counting X-ray pixel array and compared this with SPICE simulations.

Keywords

SPICE; circuit simulation; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit noise; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; SPICE simulations; SystemC system design language; architectural exploration; behavioral verification; digital to analog noise coupling; mixed-signal systems; photon-counting X-ray pixel array; power distribution network; power-line noise coupling estimation methodology; Circuit noise; Circuit simulation; Coupling circuits; Electronic mail; Interference; Noise level; Power system modeling; Power systems; SPICE; System-on-a-chip;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Mixed-Signal Design, 2003. Southwest Symposium on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7778-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SSMSD.2003.1190412

Filename

1190412