VHDL-AMS based modeling and simulation of mixed-technology microsystems: a tutorial

Integration, the VLSI Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 261-273

  Nikitin, Pavel V ^a   Shi, C J Richard ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Mixed technology; Modeling; Simulation; VHDL AMS

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER HARDWARE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

MIXED TECHNOLOGY MICROSYSTEMS; VHDL-AMS;

MICROSYSTEMS;

EID: 33947375178     PISSN: 01679260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vlsi.2005.12.002     Document Type: Article

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