Title :
Physical assembly for analog compilation of high voltage ICs
Author :
Berkcan, E. ; d´Abreu, Manuel
Author_Institution :
General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY, USA
Abstract :
A description is given of the aspects of mixed analog and digital physical assembly relevant to analog silicon compilation. The approach addresses system-level analog design automation through silicon compilation; currently this consists of the synthesis of analog and predesigned digital blocks. The compilation is based on successive decompositions of high-level specifications and physical assembly requirements into those of lower level subblocks and devices. The driving applications are high-voltage application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs). Details of analog and system level physical assembly to satisfy a set of mixed analog, digital, and high-voltage requirements are presented together with the results from an implementation of the compiler
Keywords :
circuit layout CAD; large scale integration; power integrated circuits; ASICs; analog compilation; analog silicon compilation; high voltage ICs; high-voltage application-specific integrated circuits; physical assembly; predesigned digital blocks; successive decompositions; system-level analog design automation; Assembly systems; Circuit noise; Design automation; Design optimization; Digital circuits; Geometry; Research and development; Silicon; Space technology; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 1988., Proceedings of the IEEE 1988
Conference_Location :
Rochester, NY
DOI :
10.1109/CICC.1988.20865