March 2023

Tutorial on Demand

Harnessing the power of UVM for AMS verification with XMODEL

Missed this tutorial at DVCon US? You can watch its video recording and learn how to write UVM testbenches for analog/mixed-signal circuits.

Model of the Month

Modeling a variable capacitor

Check out how to model a capacitor with continuously-varying capacitance, of which current is equal to I = C·dV/dt + V·dC/dt.

Tip of the Month

Plotting the Fourier transform of an xreal-type signal

Did you know you can plot the Fourier transform of a signal using XWAVE?

Primitive of the Month

cap_sw

This primitive models a capacitance whose capacitance switches between discrete values.

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