Design centering methods for yield optimization of cryoelectronic circuits

Author

Harnisch, T. ; Kunert, J. ; Toepfer, H. ; Uhlmann, H.F.

Author_Institution

Dept. of the Fundamentals & Theory of Electr. Eng., Tech. Univ. of Ilmenau, Germany

Volume

7

Issue

2

fYear

1997

fDate

6/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

3434

Lastpage

3437

Abstract

We present the results of comparison of different design centering methods, e.g. simplicial approximation method and centers-of-gravity method. The effectiveness of the proposed yield optimization strategies is demonstrated by application to various RSFQ circuits and analytical test functions. A SPICE-type program which includes the possibilities of analog behavior modeling and transient noise simulation was used for circuit simulation. Based on these methods, an interactive yield optimization framework for cryo-electronic circuits was developed and tested.

Keywords

SPICE; circuit optimisation; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit yield; superconducting integrated circuits; RSFQ circuit; SPICE; analog behavioral model; centers-of-gravity method; cryoelectronic circuit; design centering; simplicial approximation method; test function; transient noise simulation; yield optimization; Approximation methods; Circuit simulation; Circuit testing; Design methodology; Design optimization; Electronic circuits; Fluctuations; Frequency estimation; Optimization methods; User-generated content;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/77.622122

Filename

622122