Title :
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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.1992.230011
