The challenges of integrated circuit verification
Advanced methods in circuit simulation

The article [E 3 450] defined the role of the AMS/RF circuit simulator in circuit design and verification flows, and recalled its main characteristics, introducing basic analyses. The main criteria for choosing a simulator include:

• precision,

• performance (speed),

• capacity (size of circuits to be simulated),

• robustness,

• analysis.

Of course, the selection of criteria depends on the end use. However, one constant is that the race to transistor miniaturization and its consequences...