A rule-based DC analysis program for analog integrated circuits

Author

Li, Harry W. ; Allen, Phillip E.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1992

fDate

10-13 May 1992

Firstpage

73

Abstract

A simulation program, DCANT (for DC analysis using noniterative techniques), for analyzing the DC operating point of an analog integrated circuit is described, and some of its features are discussed. The simulator uses no iterative techniques. Templates are used to recognize certain circuit configurations, and a hierarchical rule base exploits a limited number of node and current path types found in analog circuits, DCANT emulates the process an experienced designer would use when examining circuitry by hand

Keywords

analogue processing circuits; circuit analysis computing; expert systems; linear integrated circuits; DC operating point; DCANT; analog integrated circuits; circuit configurations; current path types; hierarchical rule base; noniterative techniques; rule-based DC analysis program; Analog circuits; Analog integrated circuits; Analytical models; Central Processing Unit; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Differential amplifiers; Integrated circuit technology; Resistors; SPICE;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Circuits and Systems, 1992. ISCAS '92. Proceedings., 1992 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0593-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISCAS.1992.230011

Filename

230011