Massively multi-topology sizing of analog integrated circuits

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@InProceedings{Palmers:2009:DATE,

• author = "Pieter Palmers and Trent McConnaghy and Michiel Steyaert and Georges Gielen",
• title = "Massively multi-topology sizing of analog integrated circuits",
• booktitle = "Design, Automation Test in Europe Conference Exhibition, 2009. DATE '09",
• year = "2009",
• pages = "706--711",
• address = "Nice",
• month = "20-24 " # apr,
• keywords = "genetic algorithms, genetic programming, EHW, MOGA, Pareto, SPICE, analogue integrated circuits, integrated circuit design, network topology, operational amplifiers, SPICE accuracy, analog integrated circuit, multitopology sizing, optimisation-based constraint satisfaction, symmetrical transconductance amplifier, Analog circuits, Analog integrated circuits, Circuit topology, Constraint optimization, Knowledge based systems, Libraries, MOS devices, Mirrors, SPICE, Transconductance",
• isbn13 = "978-1-4244-3781-8",
• URL = "http://trent.st/content/2009_DATE_mojito_tapas.pdf",
• DOI = "doi:10.1109/DATE.2009.5090756",
• size = "6 pages",
• abstract = "This paper demonstrates a system that performs multi-objective sizing across 100,000 analog circuit topologies simultaneously, with SPICE accuracy. It builds on a previous system, MOJITO, which searches through 3500 topologies defined by a hierarchically-organised set of 30 analog blocks. This paper improves MOJITO's results quality via three key extensions. First, it enlarges the block library to enable symmetrical transconductance amplifiers and more. Second, it improves initial topology diversity via optimisation-based constraint satisfaction. Third, it maintains topology diversity during search via a novel multi-objective selection mechanism, dubbed TAPAS. MO-JITO+TAPAS is demonstrated on a problem with 6 objectives, returning a tradeoff holding 17438 nondominated designs. The tradeoff is comprised of 152 unique topologies that include the newly-introduced topologies. 59 designs across 12 topologies designs outperform an expert-designed reference circuit.",
• notes = "2nd author should be Trent McConaghy. Also known as \cite{5090756}",

}

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