Title :
An heuristic circuit-generation technique for the design-automation of analog circuits
Author :
Tielo-Cuautle, E. ; Diaz-Sánchez, A.
Author_Institution :
Electron. Dept., IINAOE, Mexico City, Mexico
Abstract :
An heuristic method to generate the topology of analog circuits at the most abstract level of design, is introduced. The generation approach is divided into two steps: the small-signal and bias-circuitry levels of design. The first step is focused on coupling four-ators and four-norators bridges. The second step is focused on biasing ator-norator pairs. The ors in the generated circuit are synthesized furtherly by replacing them using either BJTs or MOSTs. Several examples demonstrate the suitability of the proposed technique to be used within an environment of analog design automation.
Keywords :
active networks; analogue circuits; bridge circuits; circuit CAD; network topology; BJT; MOST; analog circuit topology; ator-norator pair; bias circuit; design automation; four-ators bridge; four-norators bridge; heuristic circuit generation technique; small-signal model; Analog circuits; Bridge circuits; Circuit synthesis; Circuit topology; Coupling circuits; Design automation; Design optimization; Guidelines; Integrated circuit synthesis; Process design;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2003. ISCAS '03. Proceedings of the 2003 International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7761-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2003.1205533
