[ibis-macro] Re: EMD Pole-Zero Models (Why voltage controled sources?)
- From: "C. Kumar" <kumarchi@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, wkatz@xxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:25:05 -0700 (PDT)
before you go on to pole/zero approximation you should have an 'S' elements
which directly provides the original s-parameter data either in time domain or
freq domain. all the others like pole/zero are approximations, except in the
case of circuit elements with analytic forms.
You can add to your list controlled sources with data provided multi
dimensional tables; controlled elements with hysterisis; a generic expression
controlled source of the form f(v,i, parameters)=0 and so on and so forth. It
is possible to reduce the controlled sources to a finite set (order of 10;s)
however I am still with Arpad on this one here, unless I am not seeing
something fundamental . These elements have been already implemented in
equivalent forms in various flavors of spice and yes AMS and -A flavors. I fail
to see how IBIS 'inventing' its own form and convince vendors and users to
adopt the yet another new/even improved form.
--- On Mon, 6/30/08, Walter Katz <wkatz@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Walter Katz <wkatz@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [ibis-macro] Re: EMD Pole-Zero Models (Why voltage controled sources?)
To: bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: "IBIS Macro" <ibis-macro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday, June 30, 2008, 12:54 AM
Bob,
Thanks for digging this up on the use of controlled voltage source for the
Laplace and Pole-Zero form of transfer functions.
Is the following a correct summary:
* A Touchstone file is a matrix of "Transfer Functions", where the
"Transfer
Function" is represented as a "Vector" of complex coefficients.
o Each element of the "Vector" is the amplitude of the "Transfer
Function"
at a specific frequency.
* Each of the "Transfer Functions" can be translated to Laplace form
with a
numerator and denominator polynomial.
o Hspice implements the Laplace form using the E and G LAPLACE controlled
voltage source.
* The numerator and denominator Laplace polynomials can be factored, the
numerator polynomial factored into a list of zeros, and the denominator
factored into a list of poles.
o Hspice implements the Pole-Zero form using the E and G POLE controlled
voltage source.
* Alternatively, each of "Transfer Functions" can be translated into
"Impulse Responses"
If this is correct, then Lossy RLGC, Touchstone, Laplace, Pole-Zero
interconnect blocks can simply be represented as an EMD "Block" of
the form:
EMD_Block_xxxx <list of nodes> len=<length> type=<type>
file=<file>
* Where
o EMD_Block_xxxx
* Instance Designator
o <list of nodes>
* List of nodes
o <length>
* Length of interconnect in meters (applies only to RLGC)
o <type>
* RLGC
* Touchstone
* Laplace
* Pole
* Impulse
o <file>
* RLGC
* Contains RLGC table data
* Touchstone
* sNp
* Laplace
* Contains Laplace polynomial coefficients
* Format needs specification
* Pole
* Contains Pole Zero data
* Format needs specification
* Impulse
* Contains Impulse Response data
* Format needs specification
It is a trivial exercise to convert any one of these "Types" of
EMD_Blocks
to Hspice W, S, E and G elements.
If all of the above is correct, then there is no need for EMD_Blocks that
are specifically voltage controlled sources.
To answer your question: An EMD models for a group of interconnect pins is
essentially an ICM [Nodal Path Description] where each of the N_sections is
essentially an EMD_Block. The [Nodal Path Description] becomes a subckt with
nodes consisting of external EMD pins and IBIS component pins. In ICM all of
the N_section can either be all RLGC or all Touchstone. In EMD the
EMD_Blocks can be any combination of RLGC, Touchstone, Laplace, Pole,
Impulse, Resistor, Capacitor, Inductor, Conductance or K (coupling)
elements.
Walter
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[mailto:ibis-macro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Bob Ross
Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 10:53 PM
To: wkatz@xxxxxxxxxx
Cc: IBIS Macro
Subject: [ibis-macro] Re: EMD Pole-Zero Models (Why voltage controled
sources?)
Walter:
Here are some responses to your questions
1. HSPICE and some other SPICEs implement the Laplace and pole-zero
elements as a network function WITHIN controlled sources including
the VCVS (E) and VCCS (G) elements. The documention is hard to
find, but the HSPICE syntax is in the HSPICE Applications Manual:
Exxx n+ n- LAPLACE in+ in- k0 k1 ... kn / b0 b1 ... bm
Gxxx n+ n- LAPLACE in+ in- k0 k1 ... kn / b0 b1 ... bm
Exxx n+ n- POLE in+ in- a {cmpl zeros) / b (cmpl poles}
Gxxx n+ n- POLE in+ in- a {cmpl zeros) / b (cmpl poles}
2. I think of a pole-zero block, not as the single Laplace transfer
element, but as an n-port block such as proposed in some private
Touchstone-like formats and possibly implemented internally
and automatically from n-port table data.
My question:
When you say interconnect block modules of Resistor/Inductor/
Capacitor, do you really mean a low-level SPICE or SPICE-like
syntax within "SPICE" subcircuits for interconnect structures?
That is where K and controlled sources are valuable for many
reasons. While we have not really discussed this, I have been
assuming that we need such low-level capability for EMD. We
could formally add a basic SPICE-syntax subcircuit to the list
below as one of the modules with its internal SPICE-like netlist
used for connecting the R/L/C/K/E/F/G/H ... elements.
Bob
Walter Katz wrote:
> All,
>
>
>
> Based on the following assumptions for an EMD:
>
>
>
> * A module as a netlist of IBIS components and external pins
> * Interconnect models between these IBIS component pins consist of a
> netlist of interconnect blocks
> * Interconnect block models are:
> o Resistors
> o Inductors
> o Capacitors
> o Distributed RLGC models
> o S parameter Models
> o Impulse Response Models
> o Pole-Zero Models
>
>
>
> The purpose of this e-mail is to raise the issue of what is a Pole-Zero
> model and why do we need voltage controlled sources.
>
>
>
> I refer to http://www.ece.uci.edu/docs/hspice/hspice_2001_2-217.html
>
>
>
>
> Understanding Pole/Zero Analysis
>
> In pole/zero analysis, a network is described by its network transfer
> function which, for any linear time-invariant network, can be written in
> the general form:
>
>
>
> In the factorized form, the general function is:
>
>
>
> It seems to me that a Pole-Zero model can either be represented as a set
> of numbers like the polynomial coefficients a0, b0, a1, b1, a2, b2, ..
> or the factorized form a0, b0, z1, p1, z2, p2, ?
>
> Where is the controlled voltage source?
>
> I assume that one can model the pole-zero form into Spice, Verilog, and
> VHDL primitives, and doing so might utilize controlled voltage sources
> and other simulator specific models.
>
> Why it is not sufficient to just have a Pole-Zero model (either with
> polynomial coefficients and/or pole-zero coefficients).
>
> Walter
>
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