RELAX2: A Modified Waveform Relaxation Approach to the Simulation of MOS Digital Circuits

Abstract

Waveform Relaxation (WR) algorithms have been proven to be effective in the transient analysis of large scale integrated circuits. A new waveform relaxation simulator for MOS digital circuits, RELAX2, is described. Several speedup techniques included in RELAX2, such as adjusting the length of the inteval of simulation, using simpler models in the first few iterations, and allowing looser timestep control in the first few iterations, are also presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 22, 1984
Accession Number
ADA605369

Entities

People

  • J. White

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Circuits
  • Differential Equations
  • Digital Circuits
  • Eigenvalues
  • Electronics
  • Equations
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Iterations
  • Large Scale Integrated Circuits
  • Linear Differential Equations
  • Linear Systems
  • Logic
  • Numerical Integration
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Waveforms

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Applied Combinatorial Optimization and Logic Circuit Design.
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.