Circuit Design Sensitivity Analysis for Simulation Optimization
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Solution Overview
Problem
The manual design of new electronic components is a time-consuming and error-prone process, and existing automated tools face lengthy development cycles due to significant simulation run times.
Innovation Solution
A method that involves receiving a circuit design with multiple components and parameters, adjusting specific parameters based on tolerance, using a circuit calculator to determine sensitivity, and selecting simulations to assess whether the design meets design limits, thereby reducing the number of simulations needed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If automated tools are used to create and analyze electronic components, then design accuracy is improved, but development cycle time increases due to significant simulation run times
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary sensitivity analysis using a circuit calculator before executing full simulations. This preliminary action identifies which component parameters significantly affect operating values, allowing the system to focus simulations only on those critical parameters and reduce overall simulation time while maintaining design accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The analysis process is segmented into distinct phases: initial circuit calculation to determine sensitivity, followed by selective simulation of only those components identified as sensitive. This segmentation separates the comprehensive analysis into targeted steps, reducing the total simulation burden while preserving design accuracy for critical parameters.
2Reliability
If comprehensive simulations are performed to ensure design limits are met, then reliability is improved, but productivity decreases due to lengthy analysis processes
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of performing excessive comprehensive simulations on all components, the system applies partial action by conducting sensitivity analysis first and then performing simulations only on the subset of components that are determined to be sensitive. This partial approach maintains reliability for critical parameters while significantly improving productivity by avoiding redundant simulations on non-sensitive components.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the approach from fixed comprehensive simulation to dynamic selective simulation based on sensitivity parameters. By calculating sensitivity values and using them to determine which simulations to perform, the system adapts the analysis scope to the actual design requirements, ensuring reliability where needed while maximizing productivity.
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AI summary
A method includes receiving a circuit design including a plurality of components associated with a plurality of component parameters. The method further includes adjusting a value of a particular component parameter of the plurality of component parameters based on a tolerance to generate a modified plurality of component parameters. The method further includes determining, based on inputting the modified plurality of component parameters into a circuit calculator, that an operating value of the circuit design is sensitive to the particular component parameter. The method further includes selecting a simulation of the circuit design to perform based on the particular component parameter. The method further includes performing the simulation to determine whether the circuit design supports one or more design limits.