September 2021

New Tutorial

Modeling and Simulation of Analog-to-Digital Converters with XMODEL

Check out this latest tutorial on modeling and simulation of a pipelined ADC example both in top-down and bottom-up fashions.

Primitive of the Month

adc

This primitive models an ideal analog-to-digital converter with arbitrary resolution.

Tip of the Month

Removing glitches in bus signals

Learn how to remove glitches in the ADC outputs due to the timing difference of the individual bits.

XMODEL Release Updates

2021.09 Release

This release adds a new tutorial on ADC modeling, 'inductor.py' UDM for multi-port inductors/transformers, and MODELZEN support for Spectre's 'nport' elements.

Latest Issues

March 2025

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

February 2025

Catching Elusive Voltage Spikes with Assertions, Modeling VCO with Extra Digital Inputs, and More

January 2025

Modeling Delta-Sigma Digital-to-Analog Converters, XMODEL at DVCon US, and More

December 2024

Modeling Mixed-Signal Processing-in-Memory Circuits, Filtering Phase Noise, and More

November 2024

Modeling a Digital LDO, Tips on Modeling High-Pass Filters, and More