Trends in CAD of analog ICs

Author

Antao, Brian A A

Author_Institution

Adv. Design Technol., Motorola Inc., Austin, TX, USA

Volume

12

Issue

5

fYear

1996

fDate

9/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

31

Lastpage

41

Abstract

This article presents views on the current trends in the field of computer-aided design (CAD) of analog integrated circuits (ICs), as gathered from a broad survey. The survey was conducted across various academic institutions and semiconductor industries, as well as government research funding agencies. The survey requested in-depth responses and the results were qualitative in nature, therefore, no numerical tabulation was possible. The future directions for the analog CAD field as presented in the survey indicate a need for increased activity and developments. The article gives an overview of analog circuit design and then summarizes the survey results, which are fairly detailed and cover various aspects of the analog circuit design automation process

Keywords

analogue integrated circuits; circuit CAD; circuit optimisation; design for testability; integrated circuit design; reviews; analog CAD; analog ICs; analog circuit design; analog integrated circuits; computer-aided design; design automation process; Analog circuits; Analog integrated circuits; Automatic testing; Circuit simulation; Circuit synthesis; Circuit testing; Design automation; Hardware design languages; Process design; SPICE;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Circuits and Devices Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

8755-3996

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/101.537354

Filename

537354