Comparison and Evaluation of Existing Analog Circuit Simulator using Sigma-Delta Modulator Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Comparison and Evaluation of Existing Analog Circuit Simulator using Sigma-Delta Modulator

Creator

  • Author: Ale, Anil Kumar
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Chair: Mohanty, Saraju P.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Co-Major Professor
  • Chair: Kougianos, Elias
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Co-Major Professor
  • Committee Member: Guturu, Parthasarathy
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: University of North Texas
    Place of Publication: Denton, Texas

Date

  • Creation: 2006-12
  • Digitized: 2008-04-11

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: In the world of VLSI (very large scale integration) technology, there are many different types of circuit simulators that are used to design and predict the circuit behavior before actual fabrication of the circuit. In this thesis, I compared and evaluated existing circuit simulators by considering standard benchmark circuits. The circuit simulators which I evaluated and explored are Ngspice, Tclspice, Winspice (open source) and Spectre® (commercial). I also tested standard benchmarks using these circuit simulators and compared their outputs. The simulators are evaluated using design metrics in order to quantify their performance and identify efficient circuit simulators. In addition, I designed a sigma-delta modulator and its individual components using the analog behavioral language Verilog-A. Initially, I performed simulations of individual components of the sigma-delta modulator and later of the whole system. Finally, CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) transistor-level circuits were designed for the differential amplifier, operational amplifier and comparator of the modulator.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Integrated circuits -- Design and construction.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Integrated circuits -- Very large scale integration.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Simulation methods.
  • Keyword: circuit simulation
  • Keyword: sigma-delta modulator
  • Keyword: nanotechnology

Collection

  • Name: UNT Theses and Dissertations
    Code: UNTETD

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries
    Code: UNT

Rights

  • Rights Access: unt
  • Rights License: copyright
  • Rights Holder: Ale, Anil Kumar
  • Rights Statement: Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Resource Type

  • Thesis or Dissertation

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • OCLC: 137696068
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc5422

Degree

  • Degree Name: Master of Science
  • Degree Level: Master's
  • Degree Discipline: Computer Engineering
  • Academic Department: Department of Computer Science and Engineering
  • Degree Grantor: University of North Texas

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