Title :
Analog design automation: Where are we? Where are we going?
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA
Abstract :
A high-level survey of the state of CAD (computer-aided design) for analog and mixed-signal ICs is presented, focusing on synthesis-related work (cell-level and system-level synthesis). Both circuit synthesis and layout and system synthesis and layout are considered. Experimental results from some of the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) tools in each niche of the analog CAD spectrum are used as concrete examples of what the author does (and does not yet) believe can be automated. It is noted that the growing presence of analog functions on chip and the market pressure to decrease design time for new mixed-signal ASICs (application-specific integrated circuits) have forced industry and academia to confront a range of challenging analog design automation problems. The author offers some opinions on how well he is doing and where he appears to be heading
Keywords :
analogue integrated circuits; analog IC; analog design automation; analog simulation tools; cell-level synthesis; circuit layout; circuit synthesis; mixed-signal ASIC; mixed-signal ICs; synthesis-related work; system layout; system-level synthesis; tutorial; Application specific integrated circuits; Circuit synthesis; Design automation; Digital signal processing; Filters; Logic design; Radio access networks; Silicon; Software libraries; Tides;
Conference_Titel :
Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 1993., Proceedings of the IEEE 1993
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0826-3
DOI :
10.1109/CICC.1993.590704
