Mixed-Signal Design and Verification Flow of an Integrated Circuit
In this thesis, work is focused on the Mixed-Signal Design and Verification Flow of an Integrated Circuit A comprehensive literature review of the state-of-the-art design and verification methodologies as well as a quick review of functional safety for automotive IC was carried out. The Mixed-Signal...
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| Tipo de recurso: | tesis de maestría |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/399703 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/399703 |
| Access Level: | acceso embargado |
| Palabra clave: | Integrated circuits Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuit I2C Master Verification IP Verification plan Top-level simulation Model development Model validation Circuits integrats Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica::Microelectrònica |
| Sumario: | In this thesis, work is focused on the Mixed-Signal Design and Verification Flow of an Integrated Circuit A comprehensive literature review of the state-of-the-art design and verification methodologies as well as a quick review of functional safety for automotive IC was carried out. The Mixed-Signal Project Environment at Monolithic Power Systems (MPS) where the analog and digital databases are integrated has been explained and a review of the Mixed-Signal design and verification flow (Architecture Mapping, Verification plan, Modelling Plan, Validation Plan) has been carried out. An I2C Master Verification IP (VIP), which follows and includes the minimum required set of features, was developed to ease the burden on the Analog and Mixed-Signal Designers efforts to run top level simulations involving I2C communication and to standardise it across the company. Behavioural models of simulation intense analog blocks were developed and validated to allow for significant increase on mixed-signal simulation performance. Finally, the functional requirements of an MPS DC-DC Mixed-Signal Automotive IC were explained, and a top-level mixed-signal verification plan was developed based on those requirements. Then simulation of some of the test defined in the verification plan was carried out with the help of the previously developed I2C Master VIP and behavioural models. |
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