Title :
Development of analog circuit design automation tool
Author :
Krishnamurthy, Vinitha ; Kim, Bruce
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
Abstract :
In this paper, the performance of Genetic Algorithm (GA) and the key genetic operators are evaluated to identify the most suitable combination to be adopted for automating the design of analog circuits. The GA based design approach to select component values of an analog circuit to meet the desired specifications, is discussed and successfully demonstrated using a prototypical tool. A user friendly console provides an interactive simulation environment and Berkeley SPICE is the tool used for simulating analog circuits. Design of internals of the Complementary MOSFET (CMOS) Operational Amplifier for a specified bandwidth and design of a circuit using Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) Operational Amplifier for a specified closed loop gain are presented as applications. The methods used are generic and can be applied to all analog circuits.
Keywords :
CMOS analogue integrated circuits; SPICE; bipolar analogue integrated circuits; electronic design automation; genetic algorithms; operational amplifiers; BJT operational amplifier; Berkeley SPICE; analog circuit design automation tool; bipolar junction transistor; closed loop gain; cmos operational amplifier; complementary MOSFET operational amplifier; genetic algorithm; genetic operators; interactive simulation environment; Algorithm design and analysis; Analog circuits; Bandwidth; Circuit simulation; Design automation; Genetic algorithms; MOSFET circuits; Operational amplifiers; Prototypes; SPICE;
Conference_Titel :
Southeastcon, 2009. SOUTHEASTCON '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3976-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3978-2
DOI :
10.1109/SECON.2009.5174083
