Title :
Self-reconstructing technique for expert system-based analog IC designs
Author :
Fung, Antony H. ; Lee, Bang W. ; Sheu, Bing J.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
fDate :
2/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The flexible-architecture approach to expert-system-based analog IC designs is presented. The self-reconstructing technique which uses circuit primitives as replacement parts in a design is described. The expert system used is capable of making an intelligent initial choice among circuits of fixed architecture as well as reconstructing the selected circuit to better satisfy a given set of performance specifications. Software implementation and experimental results are shown to demonstrate the power of the approach
Keywords :
analogue circuits; circuit CAD; expert systems; circuit primitives; expert system-based analog IC designs; flexible-architecture approach; intelligent initial choice; performance specifications; self-reconstructing technique; Analog circuits; Analog integrated circuits; Circuit topology; Computer architecture; Databases; Design automation; Expert systems; Flexible printed circuits; Operational amplifiers; Process design; Very large scale integration;
Journal_Title :
Circuits and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
