Operational-amplifier compilation with performance optimization

Author

Onodera, Hidetoshi ; Kanbara, Hiroyuki ; Tamaru, Keikichi

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron., Kyoto Univ., Japan

Volume

25

Issue

2

fYear

1990

fDate

4/1/1990 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

466

Lastpage

473

Abstract

A method for designing analog circuits in which topological design is followed by simultaneous device sizing and layout design is described. By merging circuit and layout design into a single design process, analog circuits can be optimally designed taking layout parasitics fully into account. Using the method, a CMOS operational-amplifier compiler (OAC) has been developed. Given a set of performance specifications and process parameters, OAC generates a layout with circuit performance optimized to meet specified performance constraints. A procedural layout technique is employed to generate a compact and practical layout. A nonlinear optimization method for device sizing which relies on the results of simulations based on the circuit extracted from the layout is applied. Design experiments have shown that OAC can produce satisfactory results with respect to both circuit performance and layout density

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; circuit CAD; circuit layout CAD; operational amplifiers; optimisation; CMOS operational-amplifier compiler; circuit performance; compact layouts; designing analog circuits; device sizing; layout CAD; layout density; layout design; layout parasitics; nonlinear optimization method; performance constraints; performance optimization; performance specifications; procedural layout technique; process parameters; simultaneous device sizing; single design process; topological design; Analog circuits; Circuit optimization; Circuit simulation; Circuit synthesis; Constraint optimization; Costs; Design methodology; Design optimization; Operational amplifiers; Process design;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9200

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/4.52171

Filename

52171