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This example demonstrates a technique for efficient representation of power rails by shorting specific nodes and ports. The technique reduces complexity and improves simulation performance.
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ICM IIRD9 Example:Shorting of Nodes and Portsfor Efficient Representation ofPower Rails Michael Mirmak Intel Corp. May 21, 2007
Full Case SIDE A SIDE B 1 2 1 1 S P A R A M S (14 ports) 3 4 2 2 5 6 3 3 7 8 4 4 9 10 5 5 11 12 6 6 13 14 7 7 ICM Model Nodemap Outer box is at circuit simulator level Port references to “0” omitted for clarity
SIDE A SIDE B 1 2 1 1 Shorting at Nodes (Pathological) S P A R A M S 3 4 Vcc_in Vcc_out 2 2 5 6 3 3 Signal_out Signal_in 7 8 4 4 9 10 5 5 Vss_in Vss_out 11 12 6 6 13 14 7 7 ICM Model Nodemap Outer box is at circuit simulator level Port references to “0” omitted for clarity
SIDE A SIDE B 1 1 Shorting at Nodes and Ports S P A R A M S (6 ports) Vcc_in 1 2 Vcc_out 2 2 3 3 Signal_in Signal_out 3 4 4 4 5 5 Vss_in 5 6 Vss_out 6 6 7 7 ICM Model Nodemap Outer box is at circuit simulator level Port references to “0” omitted for clarity