Automated design of switched-current cells

Author

O´Connor, I. ; Kaiser, A.

Author_Institution

IEMN, CNRS, Lille, France

fYear

1998

fDate

11-14 May 1998

Firstpage

477

Lastpage

480

Abstract

The switched-current circuit technique allows mixed-signal IC´s including data-converters and filters to be fabricated in a conventional CMOS process. ASIMOV, described in this paper, is a CAD tool to support the systematic design of such circuits. It is capable of topology selection and sizing of current memory cells from a set of user specifications. Analytical models, coupled with numerical optimization guided by a heuristic rule-base, are used for fast response time. Models for the most commonly used cells are implemented

Keywords

CMOS analogue integrated circuits; CMOS integrated circuits; circuit CAD; circuit optimisation; integrated circuit design; knowledge based systems; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; switched current circuits; switched filters; ASIMOV; CAD tool; CMOS process; SI cells; analytical models; automated design; current memory cell sizing; heuristic rule-base; mixed-signal ICs; numerical optimization; switched-current cells; topology selection; user specifications; Algorithm design and analysis; Analytical models; Application specific integrated circuits; CMOS process; Circuit topology; Design optimization; Equations; Filters; Performance analysis; Switching circuits;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 1998. Proceedings of the IEEE 1998

Conference_Location

Santa Clara, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4292-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CICC.1998.695022

Filename

695022