Title :
A non-iterative DC analysis program for analog circuits
Author :
Li, Harry W. ; Allen, Phillip E.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
A DC analysis program which uses no iteration is described. The noniterative approach takes advantage of the fact that only certain types of nodes exist in a large majority of analog circuitry. The basic algorithm is discussed, and a description of a preliminary version of the program is given. An example and a performance comparison of the simulator versus a traditional SPICE simulator are also presented. It is noted that, even though this version of the program lacks the accuracy of higher-level SPICE simulations, there is potential to enhance the accuracy of the simulator results
Keywords :
analogue circuits; circuit analysis computing; SPICE comparison; algorithm; analog circuits; benchmark op amp circuit; cascode circuit; nodes; noniterative DC analysis program; Analog circuits; Central Processing Unit; Circuit simulation; DC generators; Databases; Feedback circuits; Nonlinear circuits; Nonlinear equations; SPICE; Telephony;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1991., Proceedings of the 34th Midwest Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0620-1
DOI :
10.1109/MWSCAS.1991.251958