Title :
A direct search method for finding the worst performance measure in integrated circuit design
Author :
Gregor Cijan;Tadej Tuma;Arpad Burmen
Author_Institution :
Regional development agency of Northern Primorska MMP 6, SI-5290 ?empeter pri Gorici, Slovenia
Abstract :
We propose a direct search algorithm for solving the worst performance measure problem in integrated circuits. The algorithm is based on the Hooke-Jeeves algorithm. We confirm its reliability by comparing its results to the results of a Monte-Carlo analysis. In terms of speed the algorithm takes the equivalent of 3 to 9 finite difference gradient evaluations for finding a single worst performance measure value. Finally we use the algorithm in the process of robust design and confirm the obtained yield with Monte-Carlo analysis.
Keywords :
"Search methods","Integrated circuit measurements","Integrated circuit synthesis","Electric variables measurement","Robustness","Algorithm design and analysis","Analog integrated circuits","Gain measurement","Performance gain","Voltage"
Conference_Titel :
Circuit Theory and Design, 2009. ECCTD 2009. European Conference on
DOI :
10.1109/ECCTD.2009.5275031