Mixed Frequency-Time Approach for Finding the Steady-State Solution of Clocked Analog Circuits

摘要

Performing detailed simulation of clocked analog circuits (e. g. switched-capacitor filters and switching power supplies) with circuit simulation programs like SPICE is computationally very expensive. In this paper we present a new, more efficient, method for computing the detailed steady-state solution of clocked analog circuits. The method exploits the property of such circuits that the waveforms in each clock cycle are similar but not exact duplicates of the proceeding or following cycles. Therefore, by computing accurately a few selected cycles, the entire steady-state solution can be constructed efficiently. (RH)