A novel approach for automated model generation

Abstract

Automatic approaches for macromodel generation from SPICE-level descriptions have been of great interest over the last few years for the design of large, complex mixsignal SoCs (system-on-chips) and SiPs (system-in-packages). In this paper a novel approach termed multiple model generation system (MMGS) is developed for extracting either single-input single-output (SISO) or multiple-input singleoutput (MISO) macromodels from a SPICE netlist. This model generation process detects nonlinearity through variations in output error. Examples of the application of MMGS are presented for simple two-input systems incorporating a two-stage CMOS operational amplifier (op amp).I.