For the first time, this up-to-date text combines the main issues of the hardware description language VHDL-AMS aimed at model representation of mixed-signal circuits and systems, characterization methods and tools for the extraction of model parameters, and modelling methodologies for accurate high-level behavioural models.

List of Figures. List of Tables. Acknowledgments. 1. Introduction. 2. Specification of Behavior. 3. Model Representation. 4. Characterization of Circuit Properties. 5. Advanced Modeling Methodology. 6. Application Examples. References.