Title :
A mixed-integer nonlinear programming approach to analog circuit synthesis
Author :
Maulik, Prabir C. ; Carley, L. Richard ; Rutenbar, Rob A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Abstract :
A mixed-integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) approach to cell-level analog circuit synthesis, allowing simultaneous topology selection and parameter selection, is presented. The problem formulation uses integer variables to model topology choices and continuous variables for the design parameters such as device sizes and bias voltages. Examples using a branch and bound approach to efficiently solve the MINLP problem for CMOS two-stage operational amplifiers are given
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; analogue circuits; circuit CAD; integer programming; network topology; nonlinear programming; operational amplifiers; CMOS; MINLP; analog circuit synthesis; bias voltages; branch and bound approach; cell-level analog circuit synthesis; continuous variables; device sizes; integer variables; mixed-integer nonlinear programming; parameter selection; topology choices; topology selection; two-stage operational amplifiers; Analog circuits; Circuit simulation; Circuit synthesis; Circuit topology; Design automation; Equations; Humans; Integrated circuit interconnections; Operational amplifiers; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Design Automation Conference, 1992. Proceedings., 29th ACM/IEEE
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2822-7
DOI :
10.1109/DAC.1992.227796
