Computationally efficient modeling and simulation of large scale systems

摘要

A system for simulating operation of a VLSI interconnect structure having capacitive and inductive coupling between nodes thereof, including a processor, and a memory, the processor configured to perform obtaining a matrix X and a matrix Y containing different combinations of passive circuit element values for the interconnect structure, the element values for each matrix including inductance L and inverse capacitance P, obtaining an adjacency matrix A associated with the interconnect structure, storing the matrices X, Y, and A in the memory, and performing numerical integration to solve first and second equations.

主权项

1. A system for simulating operation of a VLSI interconnect structure having capacitive and inductive coupling between nodes thereof, comprising:
a processor; and a memory, said processor configured to:
obtaining a matrix X and a matrix Y containing different combinations of passive circuit element values for said interconnect structure, said element values for each matrix including inductance L and inverse capacitance P,obtaining an adjacency matrix A associated with said interconnect structure,storing said matrices X, Y, and A in said memory, andperforming numerical integration to solve first and second equations each including as a factor product of inverse said matrix X (X−1) and at least one other matrix, said first equation including X−1Y, X−1A, and X−1P, and said second equation including X−1A and X−1P.