A method of evaluating noise immunity of a semiconductor device is
provided. An actual circuit including the semiconductor device is
represented by an equivalent circuit which has a target equivalent
circuit, a noise source equivalent circuit, and an external equivalent
circuit connected in parallel. The target equivalent circuit represents
the semiconductor device. The noise source equivalent circuit represents
a noise source outside the semiconductor device, and supplies noise to
the target equivalent circuit. The external equivalent circuit represents
a circuit outside the semiconductor device. The noise immunity is
evaluated based on a voltage or current which arises in the target
equivalent circuit by the noise. In this way, the immunity of the
semiconductor device against extraneous noise can be evaluated in
consideration of the effects of the circuitry outside the semiconductor
device.