Sigma-Delta Converters: Practical Design Guide, 2nd Edition

Appendix C SIMSIDES Block Libraries and Models

This appendix contains a compilation of most of the M building blocks and libraries included in SIMSIDES. A brief description of their purpose and functionality, as well as their main model parameters, is provided. Revised versions of this appendix are periodically updated and provided together with the user manuals included in the SIMSIDES website.

C.1 Overview of SIMSIDES Libraries

Table C.1 compiles all libraries included in SIMSIDES together with a brief description of their contents. These libraries are divided into two main categories: ideal libraries and real libraries. The former contains ideal building blocks, whereas the latter includes behavioral models that incorporate circuit‐level nonidealities. The libraries containing integrators and resonators are subdivided into several specific sublibraries, which include in turn building‐block models corresponding to different circuit‐level implementations. For instance, SC integrators are subdivided into FE and LD integrators; CT integrators are subdivided into Gm‐C, active‐RC, and so on.

Table C.1 Overview of SIMSIDES libraries.

Ideal libraries	Sublibraries	Building blocks
Integrators	–	Ideal DT/CT integrators
Resonators	–	Ideal resonators
Quantizers and comparators	–	Ideal quantizers
D/A converters	–	Ideal DACs
Real libraries	Sublibraries ...