IP Library Granted Patent US 7,024,648
Granted Patent B1
US 7,024,648 · App. 10/009,979 · Granted Apr 4, 2006

Computer-assisted method for the parallel calculation of the operating point of electric circuits

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Patent No.
US 7,024,648
App. No.
10/009,979
Granted
Apr 4, 2006
Kind
B1
Abstract

A computer-aided method for parallel calculation of the operating point of electrical circuits has the circuit partitioned into a number of partitions in a first step, in which the charging method is used for the parallel calculation of the individual partitions.

Claims (26)

1. A computer-aided method for parallel calculation of the operating point of an electrical circuit having nodes, comprising:

partitioning the circuit into a plurality of partitions;

using a charging method for the parallel calculation of the operating point for individual partitions, the charging method being based on a charging of dynamic elements existing in the circuit; and

for simulation purposes, adding additional dynamic elements to the circuit, the additional elements being chargeable and being used in the charging method, together with the dynamic elements existing in the circuit.

2. The computer-aided method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein for simulation purposes each node of the circuit is connected to a predetermined potential via a capacitance to produce a modified circuit so that an operating point of the modified circuit is calculated.

3. The computer-aided method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein an equal capacitance is provided at each node of a partition.

4. The computer-aided method as claimed in claim 3 , wherein each node of a partition is connected to a same potential via a capacitance.

5. The computer-aided method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein a capacitance having a same value is provided at each node of all partitions.

6. The computer-aided method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein

each node of all partitions is connected to the same potential by means of a capacitance.

7. The computer-aided method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the potential is connected to ground.

8. The computer-aided method as claimed in claim 7 , wherein

the operating point of the circuit is calculated with a suitable step-by-step change in the value of the capacitance; and

the operating point is recalculated until the values of the capacitances are almost zero.

9. The computer-aided method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein each node of a partition is connected to a same potential via a capacitance.

10. The computer-aided method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein a capacitance having a same value is provided at each node of all partitions.

11. The computer-aided method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein

each node of all partitions is connected to a same potential via a capacitance.

12. The computer-aided method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the potential is connected to ground.

13. The computer-aided method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein

the operating point of the circuit is calculated with a suitable step-by-step change in the value of the capacitance; and

the operating point is recalculated until the values of the capacitances are almost zero.

14. A computer readable medium storing a program which when executed by a computer performs a method for parallel calculation of the operating point of an electrical circuit having nodes, the method comprising:

partitioning the circuit into a plurality of partitions;

using a charging method for the parallel calculation of the operating point for individual partitions, the charging method being based on a charging of dynamic elements existing in the circuit; and

for simulation purposes, adding a additional elements to the circuit, the additional elements being chargeable and being used in the charging method, together with any dynamic elements existing in the circuit.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 19, 2015
From: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
To: POLARIS INNOVATIONS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 036396/0646 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2015
From: QIMONDA AG
To: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
Reel/Frame 035623/0001 →