High-performance design algorithms and methodologies for mixed-domain high-speed circuits and systems

对带宽和信息管理的不断增长的需求需要新一代的电子电路和系统，这些电路和系统以更高的频率和更尖锐的激励工作。随着信号传输速度的提高和特征尺寸的减小，高频效应成为限制微电子和通信系统整体性能的主要因素。此外，对多功能和微型产品的需求保证了异构电路组件（如模拟、数字、RF、微波和光学器件）的混合域集成。因此，先进的仿真和设计方法在实现下一代无线和有线通信网络中变得越来越不可或缺。然而，现有的计算机辅助设计工具和技术不足以处理大规模，混合域的问题和并发分析的需要。这主要是因为它们本质上是顺序的，并且是为单处理器平台设计的。在CAD方法的发展中需要范式转变，以利用快速出现的并行计算平台，从而满足高频设计需求。

The ever increasing demand for bandwidth and information management is necessitating newer generations of electronic circuits and systems that operate at higher frequencies and with sharper excitations. With the increasing signal-speed and decreasing feature sizes, high-frequency effects become the dominant factors limiting overall performance of microelectronic and communication systems. Also the desire for multifunction and miniature products warrant mixed-domain integration of heterogeneous circuit components such as analog, digital, RF, microwave and optical devices. As a result, advanced simulation and design methodologies become increasingly indispensable in achieving the next generation of wireless and wireline communication networks. However, the existing computer-aided design tools and techniques do not adequately handle the large-scale, mixed-domain problems and concurrent analysis needs. This is mainly because they are sequential in nature and are designed for single processor platforms. A paradigm shift is required in the development of the CAD methodologies to exploit the rapidly emerging parallel computing platforms, so as to meet the high-frequency design needs.