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The implementation of a VHDL-AMS to SPICE converter (Vhdl2Spice) to be inserted in a complete CAD environment [1] is described. Vhdl2Spice generates a SPICE netlist by tracing down the VHDL IIR parse tree available from the already existing VHDL analyzer. Corresponding to each VHDL design unit, the output of the converter is represented as a subcircuit in SPICE. By doing so, the hierarchical characteristic of VHDL is retained in the SPICE representation; hence future extension to both programs can be made in parallel. The Vhdl2Spice converter is also a demonstration of the extensibility of the AIRE [2] for a complete integration of VHDL-AMS with other CAD tools.
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Li, S., Okoon, B., Hella, M. et al. The Implementation of a VHDL-AMS to SPICE Converter. The Journal of VLSI Signal Processing-Systems for Signal, Image, and Video Technology 22, 113–121 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008147323257
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