A methodology for analog design automation in mixed-signal ASICs

Author

Donnay, S. ; Swings, K. ; Gielen, G. ; Sansen, W. ; Kruiskamp, W. ; Leenaerts, D.

Author_Institution

ESAT, Katholieke Univ., Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium

fYear

1994

fDate

28 Feb-3 Mar 1994

Firstpage

530

Lastpage

534

Abstract

An approach is presented for the design automation of mixed-signal ASICs. The chip is partitioned into three parts: a digital, a DSP and an analog part. This paper presents a new methodology to automate the high-level synthesis of the analog part. An architecture is generated from an analog behavioral description and a full set of specifications is determined for all the modules within the architecture. The approach is illustrated with a space application example

Keywords

circuit CAD; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; IC design; analog behavioral description; analog design automation; chip partitioning; high-level synthesis; mixed-signal ASICs; space application; Application software; Application specific integrated circuits; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Context modeling; Design automation; Digital circuits; Digital signal processing chips; Integrated circuit synthesis; Size control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

European Design and Test Conference, 1994. EDAC, The European Conference on Design Automation. ETC European Test Conference. EUROASIC, The European Event in ASIC Design, Proceedings.

Conference_Location

Paris

Print_ISBN

0-8186-5410-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EDTC.1994.326824

Filename

326824