Circuit Simulation with SPICE OPUS (eBook)

Theory and Practice

Arpad Buermen, Tadej Tuma (Autoren)

eBook Download: PDF

2009 | 2009
XVI, 399 Seiten
Birkhauser Boston (Verlag)
978-0-8176-4867-1 (ISBN)

Infos

This book is a unique combination of a basic guide to general analog circuit simulation and a SPICE OPUS software manual, which may be used as a textbook or self-study reference. The book is divided into three parts: mathematical theory of circuit analysis, a crash course on SPICE OPUS, and a complete SPICE OPUS reference guide. All simulations as well as the free simulator software may be directly downloaded from the SPICE OPUS homepage: www.spiceopus.si.

Circuit Simulation with SPICE OPUS  is intended for a wide audience of undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and practitioners in electrical and systems engineering, circuit design, and simulation development.

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This book is the first complete guide to analog circuit design using the circuit simulator software package SPICE OPUS. Developed by the authors and used by academics and industry professionals worldwide, SPICE OPUS is an improved version of the well-known University of California at Berkeley circuit simulator SPICE3 that has been freely available online since 2000.Aimed at novices as well as professional circuit designers, the book is a unique combination of a basic guide to general analog circuit simulation and a SPICE OPUS software manual. All simulations as well as the free simulator software may be directly downloaded from the SPICE OPUS homepage: www.spiceopus.si. The book is divided into three parts: mathematical theory of circuit analysis, a crash course in SPICE OPUS, and a complete SPICE OPUS reference guide.Circuit Simulation with SPICE OPUS is intended for a wide audience of undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and practitioners in electrical and systems engineering, circuit design, and simulation development. The book may be used as a textbook for an advanced undergraduate or graduate course on circuit simulation as well as a self-study reference guide for students and researchers alike.

Inhalt

Contents 6
Abbreviations 12
About SPICE OPUS and This Book 14
Introduction to Circuit Simulation 16
1.1 Signals and Linear Systems 16
1.2 Lumped Circuits 18
1.3 DC Solutions and the Operating Point of a Circuit 25
1.4 Incremental DC Circuit Model 28
1.5 Circuit’s Response in the Time Domain 33
1.6 Fourier Series and Fourier Transformation 35
1.7 Incremental Circuit Model in the Time Domain 37
1.8 Incremental Circuit Model in the Frequency Domain 40
1.9 Noise Signals in LTI Systems 42
1.10 Circuit Noise Modeling and Analysis 44
1.11 Laplace Transformation and the s-Domain 47
1.12 Circuit Analysis in the s-Domain, DC Solution Stability 48
Short Tutorial 51
2.1 Installation 51
2.2 Starting SPICE OPUS 52
2.3 The Command Window 54
2.4 Describing a Circuit 55
2.5 Operating Point (OP) Analysis 59
2.6 Operating Point Sweep (DC), Plotting of Simulation Results 62
2.7 Small Signal Analysis (AC and TF) 67
2.8 Pole-Zero Analysis (PZ) 75
2.9 Small Signal Noise Analysis (NOISE) 79
2.10 Time-Domain Analysis (TRAN) 85
2.11 Interactive Interpreter and Advanced Features 90
Input File Syntax 103
3.1 File Structure 103
3.2 Numbers 104
3.3 Instances and Nodes 104
3.4 Models 105
3.5 Instance and Model Parameters 106
3.6 Device Syntax 107
3.7 Binning of MOS Models 162
3.8 Including Files in the Netlist 166
3.9 Describing Circuits Hierarchically 167
3.10 Initial Operating Point Solution and Initial Conditions 171
3.11 Joining Multiple Topologies in a Netlist 172
3.12 Simulator Parameters 173
Analyzing the Circuit 177
4.1 Operating Point (OP) Analysis 177
4.2 Operating Point Sweep Analysis (DC Analysis) 181
4.3 DC Transfer Function Analysis (TF Analysis) 183
4.4 Small Signal Analysis (AC Analysis) 184
4.5 Pole-Zero (PZ) Analysis 185
4.6 Noise (NOISE) Analysis 186
4.7 Transient (TRAN) Analysis 187
NUTMEG Scripting Language 190
5.1 Input Handling 190
5.2 Text Output 196
5.3 Plots, Vectors, and Expressions 196
5.4 Variables 211
5.5 Circuits 216
5.6 Simulation 228
5.7 Analyzing the Results 237
5.8 Plotting the Results 246
5.9 Control Structures 263
5.10 Miscellaneous 265
Mathematical Background 269
6.1 Linear Resistive Networks 269
6.2 Solving the Set of Circuit Equations 278
6.3 Introducing Nonlinear Devices 286
6.4 Dynamic Devices and Frequency-Domain Analysis 307
6.5 Transient (Time-Domain) Analysis (TRAN) 315
Examples 340
7.1 Parametrized Attenuator and Transmission Lines 340
7.2 Modeling a Nonlinear Transformer 346
7.3 Analyzing a CMOS Differential Amplifier 352
7.4 Using Corner Models 361
7.5 Local Variations (Mismatch) and Monte-Carlo Analysis 368
7.6 Drawing Histograms, Yield Analysis 373
7.7 Logic Gates 375
7.8 Flip-Flops 378
7.9 Counters and Frequency Dividers 382
7.10 Phase Frequency Detector 384
7.11 Voltage-Controlled Oscillator 389
7.12 Phase-Locked Loop 392
References 397
Index 400

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.6.2009
• Reihe/Serie: Modeling and Simulation in Science, Engineering and Technology
• Zusatzinfo: XVI, 399 p. 158 illus.
• Verlagsort: Boston
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Angewandte Mathematik
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
• Schlagworte: algorithm • algorithms • Analog Circuit Design • circuit simulation • Electrical Engineering • input file syntax • Integrated circuit • nonlinear circuit simulation • NUTMEG scripting language • RSI • Simulation • SPICE • SPICE3 • SPICE OPUS • static-induction transistor • Systems Engineering
• ISBN-10: 0-8176-4867-4 / 0817648674
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8176-4867-1 / 9780817648671