Title :
Top-down analog design methodology using Matlab and Simulink
Author :
Chandra, Naveen ; Roberts, Gordon W.
Author_Institution :
Microelectron. & Comput. Syst. Lab., McGill Univ., Montreal, Que., Canada
Abstract :
This paper presents a new design methodology, featuring top-down design techniques in conjunction with an optimization process for the creation of analog or mixed signal integrated circuits. As a result, the requirements of the building blocks are specified prior to the undertaking of transistor level simulations, saving valued design time. This method has the advantage that designs can be implemented with currently used, and available tools. A design featuring a switched capacitor delta-sigma modulator is presented
Keywords :
analogue integrated circuits; circuit CAD; circuit optimisation; circuit simulation; integrated circuit design; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; Matlab; Simulink; analog integrated circuits; mixed signal integrated circuits; optimization process; switched capacitor delta-sigma modulator; top-down analog design methodology; transistor level simulations; Circuit simulation; Design methodology; Laboratories; MATLAB; Microelectronics; Minimization; Performance analysis; Process design; Signal design; Signal processing;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2001. ISCAS 2001. The 2001 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6685-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2001.922049
