Fast mixed-signal simulation using SystemC

Today's simulation tools can not keep up with novel design methodologies at system level such as TLM. We propose to automatically precompute numerical models from analog netlists and interface a simulation kernel via SystemC to the digital domain. Our simulation system has performed orders of magnitude faster compared to traditional analog circuit simulators interfaced to SystemC while keeping full accuracy.

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