Title :
Multimode Pareto fronts for design of reconfigurable analogue circuits
Author :
Castro-Lopez, R. ; Roca, E. ; Fernandez, F.V.
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Microelectron. de Sevilla, Univ. de Sevilla, Sevilla
Abstract :
Multimode Pareto-optimal fronts are presented. This is a novel concept that can be key in the design of reconfigurable analogue circuits, because it contains information not only on the trade-offs among the circuit performances, but also on its reconfiguration capabilities. A method to generate the front, relying on evolutionary optimisation, and a general dominance sorting algorithm that guides the optimisation, are both described.
Keywords :
VLSI; analogue integrated circuits; integrated circuit design; optimisation; evolutionary optimisation; general dominance sorting algorithm; multimode Pareto fronts; reconfigurable analogue circuits;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20091795