Title :
A usable circuit optimizer for designers
Author :
Hocevar, D.E. ; Arora, R. ; Dasgupta, U. ; Dasgupta, S. ; Subramanyam, N. ; Kashyap, S.
Author_Institution :
Texas Instrum., Dallas, TX, USA
Abstract :
OASYS, a flexible and efficient system for circuit optimization and performance characterization, is presented. This system has been successful in being accepted in an industrial design environment. A unique aspect of this system is the use of distributed computing resources to reduce the computation time. A structured problem specification methodology was developed which is novel in that it provides the user with much flexibility yet allows simplification through libraries. A user-interface and management system has been built which allows multiple jobs to be run and dynamically monitored and altered. This system has received considerable usage industrially.<>
Keywords :
application specific integrated circuits; circuit CAD; distributed processing; linear integrated circuits; optimisation; user interfaces; OASYS; circuit optimization; circuit optimizer; distributed computing resources; linear ASIC; op amp; performance characterization; user-interface; Buildings; Circuit optimization; Circuit synthesis; Design automation; Design optimization; Distributed computing; Instruments; Integrated circuit synthesis; Libraries; Monitoring;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Aided Design, 1990. ICCAD-90. Digest of Technical Papers., 1990 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Santa Clara, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2055-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICCAD.1990.129905
