Computer methods for switched circuits

This paper presents a state-of-the-art review of the recent advances in computer methods for analysis and design of switched circuits in both time and frequency domains. It also presents new research results on time-domain analysis and sensitivity of switched nonlinear circuits, time- and frequency-domain statistical analysis of switched linear and nonlinear circuits, and efficient modeling and analysis of clock feedthrough and charge injection in switched linear circuits. In time-domain analysis, the modeling of switches and its effect on the simulation of switched circuits are investigated. Formulation methods for these circuits are examined. Inconsistent initial conditions arising from ideal switching are investigated and numerical methods that derive the consistent initial conditions are examined. Sampled-data simulation (SDSIM) of switched linear circuits including clocked sigma-delta modulators is investigated. SDSIM is extended to switched nonlinear circuits. Time-domain sensitivity of switched linear and nonlinear circuits is analyzed using SDSIM. Efficient time-domain statistical analysis of switched linear and nonlinear circuits is introduced, and their effectiveness is assessed using Monte Carlo simulation. Methods that compute the effect of the clock jitter of periodically switched linear (PSL) circuits are examined. Time-domain noise analysis of PSL circuits is investigated. In frequency-domain analysis, exact frequency analysis of multiphase PSL circuits is reviewed. Sensitivity analysis of these circuits is examined in detail. Adjoint network theory and its usefulness in noise and sensitivity analysis of switched linear circuits are studied. Group delay of PSL circuits is investigated briefly. Efficient modeling and analysis of clock feed-though and charge injection of PSL circuits are introduced. Distortion and sensitivity of periodically switched nonlinear circuits with mild nonlinearities are investigated. Finally, frequency-domain noise analysis of PSL circuits is examined.