White Papers

The Verilog-AMS hardware description language  [1] includes extensions dedicated to compact modeling, but  does not define a  reserved  subset for compact modeling.   This lack of specification combined with some SPICE  related specificities are both responsible for the speed and memory consumption differences measured between simulations of  Verilog-A compact models in Verilog-A simulators and  SPICE simulators. That is the reason why, after presenting these differences, this paper  [2] presents recommendations for developers of Verilog-A compact models who want to optimize their models for SPICE-like simulators and to facilitate the integration of said models into different simulators.