Mixed-Mode Simulation

1. Introduction to Mixed-Mode Simulation. - 1. 1 The Simulation Problem. - 1. 2 Levels of Simulation. - 1. 3 Mixed-Mode Simulation. - 1. 4 Outline of Book. - 2. Electrical Simulation Techniques. - 2. 1 Equation Formulation. - 2. 2 Standard Techniques for Transient Analysis. - 2. 3 Time-Step Control: Theoretical Issues. - 2. 4 Time-Step Control: Implementation Issues. - 3. Relaxation-Based Simulation Techniques. - 3. 1 Latency and Multirate Behavior. - 3. 2 Overview of Relaxation Methods. - 4. Iterated Timing Analysis. - 4. 1 Equation Flow for Nonlinear Relaxation. - 4. 2 Timing Analysis Algorithms. - 4. 3 Splice 1. 7 - Fixed Time-Step ITA. - 4. 4 iSplice3. 1 - Global-Variable Time-Step ITA. - 4. 5 Electrical Events and Event Scheduling. - 5. Gate-Level Simulation. - 5. 1 Introduction. - 5. 2 Evolution of Logic States. - 5. 3 Characterization of Switching Properties. - 5. 4 Logic Switching Delay Models. - 5. 5 Logic Simulation Algorithm. - 6. Switch-Level Timing Simulation. - 6. 1 Introduction. - 6. 2 Switch-Level Simulation. - 6. 3 A Generalization of the Nine-State Logic Model. - 6. 4 Simulation Using the Generalized Model. - 6. 5 A Survey of Switch-Level Timing Simulators. - 6. 6 The Mixed-Mode Interface. - 7. Implementation of Mixed-Mode Simulation. - 7. 1 Simulator Architecture. - 7. 2 Event Scheduler Design. - 7. 3 Transient Analysis and Event Scheduling. - 7. 4 DC Analysis techniques. - 7. 5 Mixed-Mode Simulation Examples. - 8. Conclusions and Future Work. - 8. 1 Summary. - 8. 2 Areas of Future Work. - 8. 3 Conclusions. - References. - About the Authors. Language: English