Optimisation et validation de spécifications pour transmetteurs multi-standards
Auteur / Autrice : | Benjamin Nicolle |
Direction : | Gilles Jacquemod |
Type : | Thèse de doctorat |
Discipline(s) : | Électronique |
Date : | Soutenance en 2008 |
Etablissement(s) : | Nice |
Ecole(s) doctorale(s) : | École doctorale Sciences et technologies de l'information et de la communication (Sophia Antipolis, Alpes-Maritimes) |
Résumé
Nowadays, electronic systems are more and more complex, not only because of the integration density but also because of the use of “more than Moore” components. Design methodologies of such mixed signal and RF systems need to gain in flexibility in order to reduce verification and design time, spin numbers and so, the time-to-market. Our solution, based on a unified EDA platform, consists in finding the best trade-off, for each design step, between model accuracy and simulation time. This enables us to see the impact of some critical low-level blocks on complete system performance. Moreover, early detection of eventual errors during the design cycle increases the chances to obtain a first-time-right design. In order to illustrate he different levels of the V diagram design flow, we applied our method to the design of a Bluetooth transceiver with a stress on the architectural exploration, functional prototyping and behavioral modeling steps. Finally, the validation of a Entropic Communications satellite receiver shows the reuse capabilities of our Models and demonstrates the interest of our approach.