Using VHDL-AMS to simulate aging behavior of electronic components

摘要

Reliability of electronics is in the automotive industry very important. The average age of cars in Germany was 9 years at 2015.i Normally the life time is evaluated by the environmental test according ISO 16750. The content of this paper is to contribute that computer simulation of aging is a possible way to evaluate electronic circuits in the define phase. For this reason a VHDL-AMS simulation models is used to model aging behavior of a resistor.