Title :
AHDL modelling to support top-down design of mixed-signal ASICs
Author :
Barby, J.A. ; Rehan, S.E. ; Elmasry, M.I.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
With the availability of analog hardware description languages (AHDL), there are new creative ways of solving mixed-signal simulation and modelling problems. Two top-down modelling approaches for a new mixed-signal Artificial Neural Network (ANN) are presented illustrating how AHDLs are making top-down design of mixed-signal ASICs realistic. The trade-offs involved are discussed
Keywords :
circuit analysis computing; hardware description languages; integrated circuit modelling; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; neural chips; AHDL modelling; analog hardware description languages; mixed-signal ASICs; mixed-signal artificial neural network; mixed-signal simulation; top-down design; Analog computers; Application specific integrated circuits; Artificial neural networks; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Design methodology; Hardware design languages; Neural networks; Neurons; Process design;
Conference_Titel :
ASIC Conference and Exhibit, 1994. Proceedings., Seventh Annual IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Rochester, NY
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2020-4
DOI :
10.1109/ASIC.1994.404585
