Model of the Month
Modeling a thermal sensor circuit
This application note showcases the model of a temperature sensor circuit with 8-bit digital output published in ISSCC 2018.
November 2023
Tip of the Month
Measuring the output resistance of a running transmitter
Here is a cool way of measuring the resistance seen at a given node by injecting a small-signal sinusoidal current into the node and measuring the resulting change in its voltage.
Primitive of the Month
meas_value
This primitive measures the value of an xreal-type signal at the specified triggering event and produces a real-type output.
XMODEL Release Updates
XMODEL 2023.11
This release adds the support for dumping waveforms in VCD format as well as improvements and bug fixes for XMODEL primitives and MODELZEN.
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November 2025
Checking the Settling of an Analog Signal, Handling Inherited Nets with Legacy SPICE Netlisters, and More
October 2025
A UVM Testbench for Worst-Case Analysis Using Bayesian Optimization and More
September 2025
XMODEL at DVCon Europe, Evaluating Transceivers with Multi-Drop Channels, and More
August 2025
Modeling Variations in ReRAMs, Supporting RNM Nettypes, and More
July 2025
Analyzing the Power-Saving Benefits of DBI Encoding for High-Speed Transceivers and More