Title :
ECSTASY: a new environment for IC design optimization
Author :
Shyu Jyuo-Min ; Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
Interfacing to SPICE3 with sensitivity computation capability, ECSTASY features a forms-based, menu-driven user interface for problem formulation and user interaction, superlinearly convergent gradient-based algorithms, and a robust controlled random search procedure for circuit optimization. The optimization algorithms, problem formulation, and user interaction are discussed, and experimental results are given.<>
Keywords :
circuit CAD; optimisation; user interfaces; ECSTASY; IC design optimization; SPICE3; circuit optimization; experimental results; optimization algorithms; problem formulation; robust controlled random search; sensitivity computation; superlinearly convergent gradient-based algorithms; user interaction; user interface; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Computer interfaces; Control systems; Design optimization; Electric variables control; Libraries; Robust control; Strain control; User interfaces;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Aided Design, 1988. ICCAD-88. Digest of Technical Papers., IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Santa Clara, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-0869-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICCAD.1988.122554
