Model of the Month
Modeling a thermal sensor circuit
This application note showcases the model of a temperature sensor circuit with 8-bit digital output published in ISSCC 2018.
November 2023
Tip of the Month
Measuring the output resistance of a running transmitter
Here is a cool way of measuring the resistance seen at a given node by injecting a small-signal sinusoidal current into the node and measuring the resulting change in its voltage.
Primitive of the Month
meas_value
This primitive measures the value of an xreal-type signal at the specified triggering event and produces a real-type output.
XMODEL Release Updates
XMODEL 2023.11
This release adds the support for dumping waveforms in VCD format as well as improvements and bug fixes for XMODEL primitives and MODELZEN.
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Generating Random Step Sequences for Stress-Testing, Measuring Single-Bit Responses, and More
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