Reduced-order modeling of large linear subcircuits via a block Lanczos algorithm

A method for the e�cient computation of accu� rate reduced�order models of large linear circuits is de� scribed. The method � called MPVL � employs a novel block Lanczos algorithm to compute matrix Pad�e ap� proximations of matrix�valued network transfer func� tions. The reduced�order models � computed to the re� quired level of accuracy � are used tospeed up the anal� ysis of circuits containing large linear blocks. The lin� ear blocks are replaced by their reduced�order models� and the resulting smaller circuit can be analyzed with general�purpose simulators � with signi�cant savings in simulation time and � practically � no loss of accuracy. 1