Using Grid Computing in Parallel Electronic Circuit

SimulationMarko DimitrijevićMarko Dimitrijević

FACULTY OF ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING,UNIVERSITY OF NIŠ

LABORATORY FOR ELECTRONIC DESIGN AUTOMATION

Introduction

Electronic circuit simulationElectronic circuit simulation Parallelization of simulation processParallelization of simulation process The basic of The basic of grid computinggrid computing Circuit simulation in grid environmentCircuit simulation in grid environment ConclusionConclusion

Circuit simulation – the most intensive calculations

Significant processing powerSignificant processing power Large operating memoryLarge operating memory Large storage capacityLarge storage capacity Simulation runtimes are very longSimulation runtimes are very long

Parallelization – a way to reduce calculation time

OpenMPOpenMP MPIMPI

Parallel simulator implementationpAlecsis pAlecsis – – ParallelParallel Analog and LogicAnalog and Logic Electronic Circuits Simulation SystemElectronic Circuits Simulation System::

Mixed-signal and mixed-domain Mixed-signal and mixed-domain simulatorsimulatorMaster-slaveMaster-slave algoritam algoritamMPI MPI implementationimplementation

Parallel simulator implementationpAlecsis pAlecsis – – ParallelParallel Analog and LogicAnalog and Logic Electronic Circuits Simulation SystemElectronic Circuits Simulation System::

Parallel simulator implementationpAlecsis pAlecsis – – ParallelParallel Analog and LogicAnalog and Logic Electronic Circuits Simulation SystemElectronic Circuits Simulation System::

Number of MOSFETs

Simulation SpeedupTime(1 node) / Time(2

nodes)

420 0.96

740 1.1

1480 1.5

Scientific challenging – intensive calculations

Grid

Resource sharing and coordinated problem solving in dynamic, multi-institutional virtual organizations.

Anatomy of computer grid

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Circuit simulation in grid infrastructure

Conclusion

Application is in the test phase, Application is in the test phase, deployment phase will start next year.deployment phase will start next year.