Title :
A knowledge-based approach to analog IC design
Author :
Sheu, Bing J. ; Fung, A.H. ; Lai, Ying-Nan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
fDate :
2/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A design methodology of expert-system-assisted analog IC design is presented. The expert system provides advice on how to improve the design and the circuit simulator gives quantitative evaluation of the resultant circuit performance. The whole cycle repeats until the desired design goal has been achieved. To explore this design methodology, an expert system has been developed to assist the design of a CMOS operational amplifier. The implementation of the expert system and the associated experimental results are presented
Keywords :
circuit CAD; expert systems; integrated circuit technology; linear integrated circuits; operational amplifiers; CAD; CMOS operational amplifier; analog IC design; circuit simulator; computer aided design; design methodology; expert system; knowledge-based approach; Analog integrated circuits; Circuit simulation; Design methodology; Electrons; Expert systems; Frequency; Operational amplifiers; Power amplifiers; Solid state circuits; Switches;
Journal_Title :
Circuits and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
