Title :
ADOPT-a CAD tool for analog circuit design
Author :
Lai, J.C. ; Kueng, J.S. ; Chen, H.C. ; Fernandez, F.J.
fDate :
3/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The structure and use of the ADOPT (Analog Design via Optimization) system are described. The ADOPT system consists of the circuit-simulation program SPICE, the nonlinear optimization program SUXES (Stanford University extractor of model parameters), and an interface subroutine called OPTLINK to link the two programs. The design of a third-order low-pass filter made up of seven transconductance elements is given as an example.<>
Keywords :
circuit CAD; digital simulation; optimisation; ADOPT; CAD tool; OPTLINK; SPICE; SUXES; Stanford University; analog circuit design; circuit-simulation program; extractor; interface subroutine; model parameters; nonlinear optimization program; third-order low-pass filter; transconductance elements; Analog circuits; Analytical models; Circuit optimization; Circuit simulation; Design automation; Design optimization; Equations; Performance analysis; SPICE; Scattering parameters;
Journal_Title :
Circuits and Devices Magazine, IEEE
