Alternative Title
Adjoint integrated circuit simulation and time domain sensitivity analysis
Abstract
In this paper, we revisit time-domain adjoint sensitivity with a circuit theoretic approach and an efficient solution is clearly stated in terms of device level. Key is the linearization of the energy storage elements (e.g., capacitance and inductance) and nonlinear memoryless elements (e.g., MOS, BJT DC characteristics) at each time step. Due to the finite precision of computation, numerical errors that accumulate across timesteps can arise in nonlinear elements.
Degree Date
Fall 2022
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Advisor
Ron Rohrer
Number of Pages
92
Format
.docx
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Recommended Citation
Li, Jiahua, "An Efficient Integrated Circuit Simulator And Time Domain Adjoint Sensitivity Analysis" (2022). Electrical Engineering Theses and Dissertations. 62.
https://scholar.smu.edu/engineering_electrical_etds/62