Abstract:
In this paper, guided by electromagnetics-based first principles, the authors develop a transient simulator that allows for the simulation of an integrated circuit includ...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
In this paper, guided by electromagnetics-based first principles, the authors develop a transient simulator that allows for the simulation of an integrated circuit including both nonlinear devices and the layout of the linear network in linear complexity. The proposed circuit simulator rigorously captures the coupling between nonlinear circuits and the linear network. In addition, it bypasses the step of circuit extraction, producing a resistor-inductor-capacitor representation of the linear network without any numerical computation. Moreover, it permits an almost embarrassingly parallel implementation on a many-core computing platform, and hence enabling linear speedup. Application to die-package co-simulation as well as very large-scale on-chip circuits involving over complementary metal-oxide semiconductor transistors and interconnects having hundreds of millions of unknowns has demonstrated the superior performance of the proposed first-principle-guided circuit simulator.
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology ( Volume: 2, Issue: 4, April 2012)
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- IEEE Keywords
- Index Terms
- Linear Complexity ,
- Circuit Simulation ,
- Parallel Efficiency ,
- First-principles ,
- Network Representation ,
- Linear Network ,
- Nonlinear Devices ,
- Nonlinear Circuit ,
- Time Step ,
- System Of Equations ,
- Linear System ,
- Nonlinear Systems ,
- Finite Element Method ,
- Power Grid ,
- Sparse Matrix ,
- Circuit Design ,
- Maxwell’s Equations ,
- Time-domain Method ,
- Unknown Vector ,
- Nonlinear Simulations ,
- NOT Gate ,
- Tridiagonal Matrix ,
- Lumped Elements ,
- Circuit Network ,
- Simulated Sequences ,
- Lumped Circuit ,
- Voltage Vector ,
- Physical Layout ,
- Inverter Output
- Author Keywords
Keywords assist with retrieval of results and provide a means to discovering other relevant content. Learn more.
- IEEE Keywords
- Index Terms
- Linear Complexity ,
- Circuit Simulation ,
- Parallel Efficiency ,
- First-principles ,
- Network Representation ,
- Linear Network ,
- Nonlinear Devices ,
- Nonlinear Circuit ,
- Time Step ,
- System Of Equations ,
- Linear System ,
- Nonlinear Systems ,
- Finite Element Method ,
- Power Grid ,
- Sparse Matrix ,
- Circuit Design ,
- Maxwell’s Equations ,
- Time-domain Method ,
- Unknown Vector ,
- Nonlinear Simulations ,
- NOT Gate ,
- Tridiagonal Matrix ,
- Lumped Elements ,
- Circuit Network ,
- Simulated Sequences ,
- Lumped Circuit ,
- Voltage Vector ,
- Physical Layout ,
- Inverter Output
- Author Keywords