Large-scale full-wave simulation

Abstract

We describe a new extraction tool, EMX (Electro-Magnetic eXtractor), for the analysis of RF, analog and high-speed digital circuits. EMX is a fast full-wave field solver. It incorporates two new techniques which make it significantly faster and more memory-efficient than previous solvers. First, it takes advantage of layout regularity in typical designs. Second, EMX uses a new method for computing the vector-potential component in the mixed potential integral equation. These techniques give a speed-up of more than a factor of ten, together with a corresponding reduction in memory.