Title :
Towards Global Optimization of Electronic Circuits for D.C. Operation
Author :
Durbin, Francois ; Heydemann, M. ; Montaron, J.
Author_Institution :
Centre de Bruyeres-Le-Chatel, C.E.A., Montrouge, France
Abstract :
2 new and efficient methods of solution for the general non-linear programming problem: minimize F(x)=F(x1, x2,...xn) in the domain S:ai<;xi<;bi such that g(x)>;0, h(x)=0, have been implemented in the C.A.D. program ASTEC-3. As an illustration, we present the results we obtained in the D.C. operation optimization of a CMOS/SOS differential amplifier.
Keywords :
CAD; CMOS analogue integrated circuits; differential amplifiers; electronic engineering computing; networks (circuits); nonlinear programming; CAD program ASTEC-3; CMOS-SOS differential amplifier; DC operation; electronic circuits; general nonlinear programming problem; global optimization; Analog computers; Circuit analysis computing; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer aided software engineering; Constraint optimization; Design optimization; Differential amplifiers; Electronic circuits; MOSFETs; Solid modeling;
Conference_Titel :
Solid State Circuits Conferene, 1980. ESSCIRC 80. 6th European
Conference_Location :
Grenoble
DOI :
10.1109/ESSCIRC.1980.5468756