EMI modeling and simulation in the IC design process

Abstract

The power integrity of the system chip plus chip package determines the RF emission potential and is thus a key quality parameter of complex integrated circuits like microcontrollers for automotive applications. However, modeling and simulation of power integrity and thus electromagnetic emission must be applied as early as possible in the IC design process. This paper presents two approaches: (1) the case study simulation in a very early IC design phase and (2) the accurate netlist/layout-based simulation at a later design phase. Both implementations have been used in combination with the Infineon 32-bit microcontroller TC1796