1. SPICE modeling in Verilog-A: Successes and challenges: Invited paper
- Author
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Colin C. McAndrew
- Subjects
Engineering ,business.industry ,020208 electrical & electronic engineering ,Spice ,Semiconductor device modeling ,020206 networking & telecommunications ,02 engineering and technology ,Solid modeling ,Numerical models ,Verilog-A ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Key (cryptography) ,Electronic engineering ,business ,Software engineering - Abstract
Compact modeling has evolved considerably since SPICE was announced to the world in 1973. Many challenging model formulation problems have been solved, and model code itself has changed from being tightly integrated within simulators to being defined in a stand-alone manner. Decades of research led to the former, Verilog-A enabled the widespread adoption of the latter. This paper reviews key steps along both paths, with emphasis on the role of Verilog-A. There are still outstanding challenges, and these are outlined.
- Published
- 2017