• DocumentCode
    1338528
  • Title

    Design of Computer Circuits Using Linear Programming Techniques

  • Author

    Goldstick, G.H. ; MacKie, D.G.

  • Author_Institution
    Nortronics, Division of Northrop Corp., Palos Verdes, Calif.
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1962
  • Firstpage
    518
  • Lastpage
    530
  • Abstract
    A step-by-step procedure is presented for formulating circuit synthesis problems in a manner amenable to solution using linear programming. A method of systematizing component value determination using linear programming is explained. The design equations and conditions required to synthesize a diode-coupled inverter and a design procedure for achieving an optimum circuit are presented. The Simplex Method is used to determine component values such that power dissipation is minimized.
  • Keywords
    Circuit analysis computing; Circuit synthesis; Circuit topology; Diodes; Equations; Inverters; Linear programming; Power dissipation; Registers; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronic Computers, IRE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0367-9950
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TEC.1962.5219392
  • Filename
    5219392