STUDYAND DESIGN OF ANALOG,DIGITAL AND DESIGNOF ANALOG,DIGITAL AND MIXED-SIGNAL CIRCUITS,INCLUDING THEIR ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATSION
Keywords:
Analog and mixed-signal computer-aided design (CAD), analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits, analog circuit and layout synthesis, analog design automation, circuit simulation and modeling.Abstract
This survey presents an overview of recent advances in the state of the art for computer-aided design (CAD) tools for analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs).
Analog blocks typically constitute only a small fraction of the components on mixed-signal ICs and emerging systems-on-a-chip (SoC) designs. But due to the increasing levels of integration available in silicon technology and the growing requirement for digital systems to communicate with the continuous-valued external world, there is a growing need for CAD tools that increase the design productivity and improve the quality of analog integrated circuits. This paper describes the motivation and evolution of these tools and outlines progress on the various design problems involved: simulation and modeling, symbolic analysis, synthesis and optimization, layout generation, yield analysis and design centering, and test.
This paper summarizes the problems for which viable solutions are emerging and those which are still unsolved.
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