September 2019

TIP OF THE MONTH

How to use incremental profiling to analyze reasons for slow simulation speeds with circuit-level models (CLMs)

Learn how to analyze the XMODEL CLM simulation times and improve them accordingly.

Q&A OF THE MONTH

Learn the secret how XMODEL handles feedback loops without triggering infinite events.

PRIMITIVE OF THE MONTH

This primitive is handy when modeling the power-supply induced jitter (PSIJ) of a clock buffer chain.

XMODEL RELEASE UPDATES

This release strengthens the MODELZEN support for circuit designs containing global signals, dependent sources, and reserved keywords as net names.

A UVM Testbench for Worst-Case Analysis Using Bayesian Optimization and More

XMODEL at DVCon Europe, Evaluating Transceivers with Multi-Drop Channels, and More

Modeling Variations in ReRAMs, Supporting RNM Nettypes, and More

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

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