SystemC mixed-signal and mixed-level simulation using an accelerated analog simulation approach

authored by

D. Zaum, S. Hoelldampf, M. Olbrich, E. Barke, I. Neumann

Abstract

When simulating mixed-signal systems, designers are often dissatisfied either with performance or accuracy. A state-space based precomputation method for analog circuits at electrical level allows for a considerably faster simulation than with SPICE-like simulators. Utilizing an automatically generated SystemC interface, our simulation kernel analyzes mixed analog/digital circuits where the digital components are described on a higher level of abstraction than the analog parts. Results show a speedup of up to two orders of magnitude compared to mixed-signal simulation using ModelSim coupled with Saber or HSpice.

Organisation(s)

Institute of Microelectronic Systems

External Organisation(s)

Continental Automotive GmbH

Type

Conference contribution

Publication date

2010

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science Applications, Hardware and Architecture

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.1109/SM2ACD.2010.5672303 (Access: Unknown)

 

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