Title :
New Method for Fast Transient Simulation of Large Linear Circuits Using High-Order Stable Methods
Author :
Farhan, Mohd Aliff ; Gad, Emad ; Nakhla, Michel S. ; Achar, Ramachandra
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Carleton Univ., Ottawa, ON, Canada
Abstract :
A new algorithm based on A -stable and L-stable high-order time-domain integration methods is presented for the simulation of large linear circuits such as those occurring in modeling chip interconnects and packaging structures. The proposed method takes advantage of the special structure of the mathematical formulation of circuits encountered in these applications to reduce the computational cost significantly. Several circuit examples are presented to demonstrate the speedup achieved by the proposed algorithm.
Keywords :
linear network analysis; time-domain analysis; transient analysis; A-stable high-order time-domain integration methods; L-stable high-order time-domain integration methods; chip interconnects; fast transient simulation; high-order stable methods; large linear circuits; mathematical formulation; packaging structures; Complexity theory; Computational modeling; Integrated circuit modeling; Linear circuits; Mathematical model; Transient analysis; Vectors; $L$-stability; $A$-stability; circuit simulation; high-order integration methods; high-speed circuits; linear circuits; multiderivative methods; numerical solution of differential equations; stiff circuits;
Journal_Title :
Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TCPMT.2012.2233545
