Title :
IP-based Systematic Design of Power-and Matching-limited Circuits
Author :
Smola, David ; Pantucek, Ludek
Author_Institution :
AMI Semicond. Czech, s.r.o., Brno
Abstract :
In this paper we present a systematic top-down methodology for designing power-limited and matching-limited circuits with a help of IP database. The presented methodology is a helpful tool for the circuit performance optimization and for the design time shortening. The approach is illustrated on a design of a measuring channel front-end, which senses an external high-voltage signal. The circuit is a signal conditioning front-end for an A/D converter input where the critical design parameters are the power consumption, the matching and the transient response and last but not least the design time. The circuit was implemented in an ASIC and manufactured in 0.35 mum high-voltage CMOS technology.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; analogue-digital conversion; application specific integrated circuits; circuit optimisation; integrated circuit design; A/D converter; ASIC; IP database; IP-based systematic design; circuit design; circuit performance optimization; external high-voltage signal; high-voltage CMOS technology; matching-limited circuits; measuring channel front-end; power consumption; power-limited circuits; signal conditioning front-end; Application specific integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Circuit optimization; Databases; Design methodology; Design optimization; Energy consumption; Manufacturing; Signal design; Transient response;
Conference_Titel :
Design and Diagnostics of Electronic Circuits and Systems, 2008. DDECS 2008. 11th IEEE Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Bratislava
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2276-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2277-7
DOI :
10.1109/DDECS.2008.4538790
