Abstract
We describe a synthesis system that takes operating range constraints and inter- and intra- circuit parametric manufacturing variations into account while designing a sized and biased analog circuit. Previous approaches to CAD for analog circuit synthesis have concentrated on nominal analog circuit design, and subsequent optimization of these circuits for statistical fluctuations and operating point ranges. Our approach simultaneously synthesizes and optimizes for operating and manufacturing variations by mapping the circuit design problem into an Infinite Programming problem and solving it using an annealing within annealing formulation. We present circuits designed by this integrated synthesis system, and show that they indeed meet their operating range and parametric manufacturing constraints.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 586-593 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems |
State | Published - 1994 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | Proceedings of the 1994 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer-Aided Design - San Jose, CA, USA Duration: Nov 6 1994 → Nov 10 1994 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Software
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering