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Algorithmic Methods for Semiconductor Circuitry
Organizer:
Jacob White, MIT
The aim of the workshop was to bring together researchers who work on algorithmic methods together with researchers in semiconductor circuitry in order to address the difficult computational issues that arise in circuitry. The activities included informal presentations and discussions.
Topics:
- Linear and nonlinear model-order reduction (including eigenvalue-calculation
based approach).
- Methods for quasiperiodic analysis (including nonlinear
phenomena in oscillating circuits: stability and bifurcation).
- Fast PDE solvers plus MOR
- Partitioning methods covering areas such as waveform relaxation, domain decomposition (parallel circuit simulation) and mixed level simulation.
Workshop Schedule
Click on the titles to find abstracts and/or links to presentation materials
| SCHEDULE for MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24 | ||
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| W. Miller, R. Gulliver, J. White |
Welcome and Orientation | |
| Radio-Frequency Circuit Analysis-Part I | ||
| Ken Kundert Cadence |
Open Problems in RF Simulation | |
| Peter Feldmann Bell Labs |
Simulation of the periodic and quasi-periodic solutions of nonlinear circuits | |
| Jaijeet Roychowdhury Bell Labs |
A Unifying Formulation for Analysing Multi-Rate Circuits | |
| Jacob White MIT |
Some Numerical Issues in Oscillator Noise Computation | |
| Discussion Session | Kundert, Feldmann, Roychowdhury, White et al. | |
| Radio-Frequency Circuit Analysis-Part II | ||
| Michael Green, Univ. of California, Irvine |
Improved DC and Steady-State Circuit Simulation Using Probability-one Continuation Methods | |
| Ljiljana Trajkovic, Univ. of California, Berkeley |
Homotopy Algorithms for Finding DC and Steady State Solutions of Nonlinear Circuits | |
| Rolf Neubert, Siemens AG |
Computation of Periodic Solutions of Electrical Circuits in the Neighborhood of Hopf Bifurcation Points | |
| Discussion Session | Green, Trajkovic, Neubert et al. | |
| Workshop Buffet | ||
| SCHEDULE for TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 | ||
| Electromagnetic Analysis | ||
| Albert Ruehli IBM T.J. Watson Research Center |
On the Stability of Partial Element Equivalent Circuits for the Electromagnetic Modeling of VLSI Interconnects | |
| Robert Wagner, Ansoft |
Efficient Time and Frequency Characterization of Electromagnetic Devices Using Fast-Sweep Methods and Circuit Models | |
| Joel R. Phillips Cadence |
Combining model-reduction and integral-equation solvers | |
| Discussion Session | Ruehli, Wagner, Phillips et al. | |
| Problems in Digital Circuit Analysis | ||
| Tuyen V. Nguyen, IBM Austin Research Laboratory |
Circuit Analysis Problems in High Frequency Digital Designs | |
| Martin Kahlert, Siemens AG |
A Modified Jakobi-Davidson Algorithm for Parasitic Reduction of Large RC-Interconnect Problems | |
| Abe Elfadel, IBM Watson Research Center |
Circuit Optimization, tent. | |
| Discussion Session | Nguyen, Kahlert, Elfadel (tent.) et al. | |
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