1st Edition
Analog VLSI Design Automation
238 Pages
88 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
240 Pages
by
CRC Press
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The explosive growth and development of the integrated circuit market over the last few years have been mostly limited to the digital VLSI domain. The difficulty of automating the design process in the analog domain, the fact that a general analog design methodology remained undefined, and the poor performance of earlier tools have left the analog world with few, if any, options for automated VLSI... Read more
ANALOG VLSI DESIGN AUTOMATION
Introduction
Previous Analog Design Flows
Proposed Design Flow and Tools
Design Examples
SYSTEM-LEVEL DESIGN AUTOMATION
Introduction
Performance Estimation
Macromodeling
High Level Synthesis of Switched Capacitor Filters
High Level Synthesis of Analog Neural Networks
High Level Synthesis of A/D Converters
CIRCUIT LEVEL SYNTHESIS
Introduction
Evolution-Based Automatic Synthesis Strategy
Evolution-Based Analog IC Optimization
DC Simulator
Performance Modeling
Incorporation of transistor mismatches
Synthesis Examples and Discussion of Results
Concluding Remarks
LAYOUT-LEVEL DESIGN AUTOMATION
Introduction
Device Generation
Partitioning and Floorplanning
Placement
Routing
Post Layout Improvements
Performance Issues in Analog Layout Generation
Conclusions and Future Directions
DESIGN AUTOMATION CASE STUDIES
Introduction
SC Filter Design Example
Neural Network Design Example
A/D Converter Design Example
CONCLUSION AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
APPENDIX: CMOS Spice Models
Introduction
Previous Analog Design Flows
Proposed Design Flow and Tools
Design Examples
SYSTEM-LEVEL DESIGN AUTOMATION
Introduction
Performance Estimation
Macromodeling
High Level Synthesis of Switched Capacitor Filters
High Level Synthesis of Analog Neural Networks
High Level Synthesis of A/D Converters
CIRCUIT LEVEL SYNTHESIS
Introduction
Evolution-Based Automatic Synthesis Strategy
Evolution-Based Analog IC Optimization
DC Simulator
Performance Modeling
Incorporation of transistor mismatches
Synthesis Examples and Discussion of Results
Concluding Remarks
LAYOUT-LEVEL DESIGN AUTOMATION
Introduction
Device Generation
Partitioning and Floorplanning
Placement
Routing
Post Layout Improvements
Performance Issues in Analog Layout Generation
Conclusions and Future Directions
DESIGN AUTOMATION CASE STUDIES
Introduction
SC Filter Design Example
Neural Network Design Example
A/D Converter Design Example
CONCLUSION AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
APPENDIX: CMOS Spice Models
Biography
Sina Balkir, Günhan Dündar, A. Selçuk Ögrenci
