August 2021

Model of the Month

Precharge-type phase-only detector

Check out how to model a precharge-type phase-only detector (PD), which is suitable for aligning two clocks with a zero phase offset in a DLL. This PD was first published by S. Sidiropoulos, et al. in 2000.

Tip of the Month

Dumping the waveforms of selected signals only

Learn the various options available for the dump primitive or $xmodel_dumpvars() command to dump just the waveforms of specific signals or signals contained in specific instances only.

Primitive of the Month

xbit_to_xreal_var

This primitive converts an xbit-type input to an xreal-type output, of which logic-1 and logic-0 levels can be varied with the level1 and level0 input signals.

XMODEL Release Updates

2021.08 Release

This release adds many improvements and bug fixes including the improved speed of the stline primitive and the --select option for the sparam_to_tline utility to support partial selection of ports.

Latest Issues

July 2025

Analyzing the Power-Saving Benefits of DBI Encoding for High-Speed Transceivers and More

June 2025

Measuring Open-Loop Transfer Function of DC-DC Converter, Extracting Charge-Pump Converter Models, and More

May 2025

XMODEL at DAC 2025, Modeling an Asynchronous SAR-ADC, and More

April 2025

Modeling NAND Flash Memory, Measuring Comparator's Offset, and More

March 2025

Silicon Photonics Simulation with XMODEL, Measuring I-V Curves, and More