Title :
Top-down, constraint-driven design methodology based generation of a second order Σ-Δ A/D converter
Author :
Chang, Henry ; Felt, Eric ; Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, Alberto
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
To accelerate the design cycle for analog circuits and mixed-signal systems, we have proposed a top-down, constraint-driven design methodology. In this paper we present a complete design flow to illustrate this design methodology as it applies to the design of a second order sigma-delta (Σ-Δ) analog-to-digital (A/D) converter. We start from its performance and functional specifications and ending with the testing of the fabricated parts. Experimental results are presented
Keywords :
circuit CAD; design for testability; integrated circuit design; sigma-delta modulation; IC testing; constraint-driven design methodology; design cycle; design flow; functional specifications; mixed-signal systems; second order Σ-Δ A/D converter; top-down design; Acceleration; Analog circuits; Computational modeling; Design engineering; Design methodology; Design optimization; Filters; High level synthesis; Laboratories; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 1995., Proceedings of the IEEE 1995
Conference_Location :
Santa Clara, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2584-2
DOI :
10.1109/CICC.1995.518240
