A Practical Guide to Analog Behavioral Modeling for IC System Design

1.0.- 2.0 Modeling and Simulation Background.- 2.1 Analog Simulation.- 2.2 Digital Simulation.- 2.3 Mixed-Signal Simulation.- 2.4 HDL Basics.- 2.5 Abstraction.- 2.8 Modeling Continuum.- 2.6 Model Precision and Accuracy.- 2.7 IC Modeling.- 2.9 Applications of Analog Behavioral Modeling.- 3.0 Methodology.- 3.1 Design Methodologies.- 3.2 Analog Behavioral Modeling Methodology.- 3.2.1 Specification.- 4.0 Basic Building Blocks.- 4.1 MAST Mini-Tutorial.- 4.2 Electrical Sources.- 4.3 Voltage Arithmetic.- 4.4 Electrical Primitives.- 5.0 More Building Blocks.- 5.1 Analog Models.- 5.2 Digital Models.- 5.3 Mixed Signal Blocks.- 5.4 Mixed-Signal Interface Models.- Mixed-System Models.- 6.0 IC System Examples.- 6.1 Distributed Power Supply.- 6.2 Automotive Ignition System.- 6.3 Audio Test System.- 6.4 Digital Communication System.- Appendix A.- A.1 Buck Averaged Converter Netlist.- A.2 Forward Averaged Converter Netlist.- A.3 Cascaded Converter Netlist.- A.4 Top-Level Automotive Ignition Netlist.- A.5 Electronic Control Unit Model Code.- A.6 Position Sensor Model Code.- A.7 Spark Plug Model Code.- A.8 Top-Level Audio Test System Netlist.- A.9 Loudspeaker Subsystem Test Netlist.- A.10 DSP Subsystem Test Netlist.- A.11 Voice Coil Model Code.- A.12 Wind-Drag Model Code.- A.13 Successive Approximation Register Model Code.- A.14 Digital to Z-Domain Converter Model Code.- A.15 Nonlinear Spring Model Code.- A.16 Top-level Digital Communications System Netlist.- About the Author.