A User-Friendly VMM Based Interactive Mixed Signal Simulation Setup for MEMS Gyroscope ASIC Verification

Abstract:

Present day MEMS Gyroscope systems are almost always multi-die solutions with digital interface. Verification of such a system requires new and user-friendly methods to get first silicon success and reduce time to market. This paper presents an interactive mixed signal environment for verifying MEMS gyroscope system. To reduce time for verification this environment re-uses VMM environment made for digital verification. This environment provides common platform for different designers for validation of their designs.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 339)
• Pages: 178-182
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.339.178
• Online since: July 2013
• Authors: G. Deva Phanindra Kumar, Jin Bo Kuang, Vikas Choudhary
• Keywords: MEMS, Mixed-Signal, Verification, VMM

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