参考:Tip of the Week: When should I use the pss/qpss Harmonic Balance vs. Shooting Newton Engine? (https://community.cadence.com/ca ... oting-newton-engine)
Use harmonic balance for:
High dynamic range, weakly-nonlinear systems
RF front-ends (LNA, Mixer)
IQ modulators
Mildly nonlinear oscillators with resonators, such as
LC oscillators
Crystal oscillators
Negative-gain oscillators
Circuits with distributed components
Transmission lines
S-parameter models
Use shooting Newton for:
Circuits where input signals have sharp transitions
Strongly nonlinear circuits
Frequency dividers
Strongly-nonlinear resonatorless oscillators, such as
Ring oscillators,
Relaxation oscillators,
Oscillators containing digital control components,
Oscillators with dividers.
简而言之就是偏线性、正弦的用HB,偏logic、方波的用shooting。 |