DocumentCode
749267
Title
Analog IC design automation. II. Automated circuit correction by qualitative reasoning
Author
Makris, Costas A. ; Toumazou, Christofer
Author_Institution
Digital Syst. Group, Cyprus Telecommun. Authority, Nicosia, Cyprus
Volume
14
Issue
2
fYear
1995
fDate
2/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
239
Lastpage
254
Abstract
For pt. I see ibid., vol. 14, no. 2, p. 218-38 (1995). This part of the paper is focused on a novel application of Qualitative Reasoning, which allows modifications of a circuit´s topology to take place in cases where not all performance specifications are met. Within ISAID, this task of post-simulation circuit correction is carried out by the Circuit Corrector
Keywords
MOS analogue integrated circuits; circuit CAD; circuit optimisation; common-sense reasoning; integrated circuit design; network topology; analog IC design; automated circuit correction; circuit topology; design automation; performance specifications; post-simulation circuit correction; qualitative reasoning; Analog integrated circuits; Circuit simulation; Circuit synthesis; Circuit topology; Councils; Design automation; Digital systems; Equations; Iterative methods; Numerical simulation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0278-0070
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/43.370423
Filename
370423
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