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Canonical piecewise‐linear analysis: Generalized breakpoint hopping algorithm
Author(s) -
Chua Leon O.,
Deng AnCheng
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
international journal of circuit theory and applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.364
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1097-007X
pISSN - 0098-9886
DOI - 10.1002/cta.4490140102
Subject(s) - algorithm , piecewise linear function , spice , electronic circuit , tracing , class (philosophy) , point (geometry) , computer science , resistive touchscreen , mathematics , electronic engineering , engineering , electrical engineering , artificial intelligence , geometry , computer vision , operating system
Abstract As an extension to the breakpoint hopping algorithm developed in reference 1, the algorithm presented in this paper efficiently solves the d.c. problem for finding the d.c. operating point(s) and for tracing the driving‐point and transfer characteristics of an extremely broad class of non‐linear resistive circuits. In particular, bipolar and MOS transistor circuits are included. A user‐friendly C program has been written to implement this algorithm where the input format for describing the circuit is compatible with the SPICE program.