Title :
A knowledge based simulation environment
Author :
Milzner, Klaus ; Krohm, Florian
Author_Institution :
Dortmund Univ., Germany
Abstract :
A knowledge-based shell for simulators has been developed as one part of a design environment for analog circuits. This shell offers circuit-specific simulation support exploiting expert knowledge for dealing with problems like test function generation and simulation clustering. Applications areas are all domains that require automated circuit characterization, such as synthesis or cell library maintenance. The prototype version has successfully been developed in the context of the OASE (operational amplifier and analog circuits synthesis expert system) analog circuit synthesis project. Currently it includes the BONSIM device-level simulator and opamp-specific circuit knowledge
Keywords :
analogue circuits; circuit CAD; expert systems; knowledge engineering; BONSIM device-level simulator; OASE; analog circuits; circuit-specific simulation support; design environment; expert knowledge; expert system; knowledge based simulation environment; knowledge-based shell; opamp-specific circuit knowledge; simulation clustering; test function generation; Analog circuits; Circuit simulation; Circuit testing; Context modeling; Expert systems; Flexible printed circuits; Integrated circuit synthesis; Prototypes; Sequential analysis; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 1990., Proceedings of the IEEE 1990
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
DOI :
10.1109/CICC.1990.124707
