Circuit simulation and design methodology

Abstract

The continued increase in the size and complexity of integrated circuits (ICs), along with an increasing number of constraints on various aspects of IC behavior and performance, have led to an ever-growing “check list” of items that must be taken into account during the IC design process and should be verified by simulation before committing to tape-out. This session includes 5 papers that report developments in several important aspects of methodologies for circuit design and simulation.