Modeling the skin effect using efficient conduction mode techniques
First Claim
1. One or more computer-readable storage devices storing computer-executable instructions for causing a computer to perform a method, the method comprising:
- receiving circuit design information, the circuit design information indicating at least a geometric layout of conductors in a circuit design and a desired frequency of operation for the circuit design;
defining conduction modes representing distribution functions for currents in the conductors at the desired frequency of operation;
generating a conduction mode matrix, the conduction mode matrix including matrix elements based on the defined conduction modes;
computing values for one or more matrix elements by decomposing integrands for calculating the matrix elements into simplified terms that are less computationally intensive than the integrands and computing values of the simplified terms; and
storing the values for the one or more matrix elements.
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Abstract
Described herein are embodiments of methods for extracting various high frequency parameters for a circuit design. In one exemplary embodiment, circuit design information indicating at least a geometric layout of conductors in the circuit design and a desired frequency of operation for the circuit design is received. Conduction modes representing distribution functions for currents in the conductors at the desired frequency of operation are defined. A conduction mode matrix including matrix elements based on the defined conduction modes is generated. Values for one or more matrix elements are computed by decomposing integrands for calculating the matrix elements into simplified terms that are less computationally intensive than the integrands and computing the values of the simplified terms. The values for the one or more matrix elements can be stored (e.g., on one or more computer-readable media).
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1. One or more computer-readable storage devices storing computer-executable instructions for causing a computer to perform a method, the method comprising:
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receiving circuit design information, the circuit design information indicating at least a geometric layout of conductors in a circuit design and a desired frequency of operation for the circuit design; defining conduction modes representing distribution functions for currents in the conductors at the desired frequency of operation; generating a conduction mode matrix, the conduction mode matrix including matrix elements based on the defined conduction modes; computing values for one or more matrix elements by decomposing integrands for calculating the matrix elements into simplified terms that are less computationally intensive than the integrands and computing values of the simplified terms; and storing the values for the one or more matrix elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method, comprising:
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receiving circuit design information, the circuit design information indicating at least a geometric layout of conductors in a circuit design and a desired frequency of operation for the circuit design; defining conduction modes representing distribution functions for currents in the conductors at the desired frequency of operation; generating a conduction mode matrix, the conduction mode matrix including matrix elements based on the defined conduction modes; with a computer, computing values for one or more matrix elements by decomposing integrands for calculating the matrix elements into simplified terms that are less computationally intensive than the integrands and computing values of the simplified terms; and storing the values for the one or more matrix elements. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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