DONALD: a workbench for interactive design space exploration and sizing of analog circuits

Author

Swings, Koen ; Sansen, Willy

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron., Catholic Univ. of Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium

fYear

1991

fDate

25-28 Feb 1991

Firstpage

475

Lastpage

479

Abstract

Presents the program DONALD. DONALD constitutes a new approach to the use of numerical computation in circuit sizing. The program is able to numerically invert an analytic design model of an analog circuit in any arbitrary direction. It is therefore possible to answer with DONALD both design questions: analysis questions, as well as technology questions. To accomplish this, the program uses a new, heuristic algorithm for detection of minimal clusternodes in bipartite graphs. A graphical, mouse oriented user interface allows the user to make strategic and optimum moves through a circuit´s design space

Keywords

analogue circuits; circuit CAD; graph theory; analog circuits; analysis questions; analytic design model; bipartite graphs; heuristic algorithm; interactive design space; minimal clusternodes; mouse oriented user interface; numerical computation; sizing; technology questions; Algorithm design and analysis; Analog circuits; Circuit synthesis; Decision making; Energy consumption; Ergonomics; Mice; Nonlinear equations; Space exploration; User interfaces;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Design Automation. EDAC., Proceedings of the European Conference on

Conference_Location

Amsterdam

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EDAC.1991.206451

Filename

206451