Ideas and concepts for the automation of analogue filters using qualitative reasoning

Author

Setty, S. ; Toumazou, Christofer ; Manetakis, K. ; Cheung, P. ; Spence, R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Imperial Coll. of Sci., Technol. & Med., London, UK

fYear

1995

fDate

35033

Firstpage

42552

Lastpage

42560

Abstract

We have presented some ideas for the automated design of analogue integrated systems using qualitative reasoning and design automation concepts. The prototype system with a qualitative system optimiser is currently being implemented in C and turbo Prolog on an IBM PC compatible. At the moment only simple SC filter examples are considered but we hope to extend the approach to ADCc and PLLs. Qualitative algorithms should be seriously considered in view of the much increased complexity of the analogue design process and the consequent need for systematic and well-reasoned assistance and simplification

Keywords

active filters; analogue integrated circuits; circuit CAD; circuit optimisation; common-sense reasoning; integrated circuit design; microcomputer applications; switched capacitor filters; C language; CAD; IBM PC compatible machine; SC filter design; analogue design process; analogue filters; analogue integrated systems; automated design; design automation; qualitative reasoning; qualitative system optimiser; turbo Prolog;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

iet

Conference_Titel

Digital and Analogue Filters and Filtering Systems, IEE 15th SARAGA Colloquium on

Conference_Location

London

Type

conf

DOI

10.1049/ic:19951451

Filename

495007