Title :
Theoretical bases of convolution technique in gradient estimation of average quality index of electronic circuits
Author :
Keramat, Mansour
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
Abstract :
A theoretical study of the convolution technique in Average Quality Index (AQI) gradient estimation of electronic circuits is presented. In this study, we use the novel theory of circuit class, which allows evaluating the performance of convolution technique over a large number of realistic circuits. The advantages of the convolution technique in nondifferentiable density function of circuit parameters are demonstrated. In addition, the optimal range of the control parameter in convolution technique is obtained for practical applications. The theoretical results confirm the results reported in the related literature
Keywords :
convolution; gradient methods; network synthesis; average quality index; circuit class; control parameter; convolution; electronic circuit; gradient estimation; nondifferentiable probability density function; parametric yield; statistical circuit design; Circuit analysis; Circuit synthesis; Convolution; Density functional theory; Design optimization; Electronic circuits; Optimal control; Performance evaluation; Production; Yield estimation;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1999. ISCAS '99. Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5471-0
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.1999.780098
