A versatile structural analysis method for analog, digital and mixed-signal circuits

Author

Eick, Michael ; Graeb, Helmut

Author_Institution

Inst. for Electron. Design Autom., Tech. Univ. Munchen, Munich, Germany

fYear

2012

fDate

19-21 Sept. 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Analog as well as mixed-signal circuits are subject to many design constraints, e.g., matching constraints. We present a new approach for structural analysis that can handle analog, digital and mixed-signal circuits. It consists of a building block recognition, graph-based analyses and logic function extraction. Experimental results are provided for several digital cell libraries and a mixed-signal circuit. They show that more than 95% of the digital standard cells and a current-mode DAC are handled correctly.

Keywords

analogue integrated circuits; current-mode circuits; digital-analogue conversion; integrated circuit design; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; analog circuits; building block recognition; current-mode DAC; design constraints; digital cell libraries; digital circuits; digital standard cells; graph-based analysis; logic function extraction; matching constraints; mixed-signal circuits; structural analysis method; Arrays; Digital circuits; Libraries; Logic functions; Logic gates; Mirrors; Standards;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Synthesis, Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Methods and Applications to Circuit Design (SMACD), 2012 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Seville

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0685-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SMACD.2012.6339402

Filename

6339402