Title :
New developments in the use of optimization for the silicon-level design of SCF circuits
Author :
Gustard, N.C. ; Massara, R.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Syst. Eng., Essex Univ., Colchester, UK
Abstract :
This contribution describes developments in the use of numerical optimization techniques as part of a package whose function is to generate silicon-level layout for general analog functional modules from high-level specifications. The investigation is using switched-capacitor filters (SCFs) as a case study that is representative, in terms of its associated physical layout problems, of many classes of analog circuits
Keywords :
active filters; circuit layout CAD; circuit optimisation; intelligent design assistants; switched capacitor filters; SCF circuits; analog functional modules; circuit layout; high-level specifications; numerical optimization techniques; physical layout problems; silicon-level design; switched-capacitor filters; Analog circuits; Capacitance; Design optimization; Feeds; Filters; Frequency; Operational amplifiers; Phase locked loops; Switches; Switching circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1993., Proceedings of the 36th Midwest Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Detroit, MI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1760-2
DOI :
10.1109/MWSCAS.1993.343366
