Title :
A design platform for analog device size sensitivity analysis and visualization
Author :
Ma, Diming ; Shi, Guoyong ; Lee, Alex
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Microelectron., Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ., Shanghai, China
Abstract :
A symbolic calculation method for the sensitivity of frequency response to semiconductor device sizes is addressed for application in analog integrated circuit design. The transistor-size-based ac-sensitivity can be used for sizing devices and understanding the circuit behavior. Examples are provided to demonstrate that a design platform supported by symbolic ac-sensitivity and visualization can be a helpful tool for computer-aided design of analog integrated circuit.
Keywords :
CAD; analogue integrated circuits; integrated circuit design; analog device size sensitivity analysis; analog integrated circuit; analog integrated circuit design; computer-aided design; design platform; symbolic ac-sensitivity; transistor-size-based ac-sensitivity; Analog integrated circuits; Boolean functions; Data structures; Frequency response; Sensitivity; Transistors; Visualization; ac-sensitivity; analog circuit design; binary decision diagram (BDD); device sizing; pole-zero analysis; symbolic simulation;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems (APCCAS), 2010 IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kuala Lumpur
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7454-7
DOI :
10.1109/APCCAS.2010.5774855
