There are very few reports in the past on applications of Evolutionary Strategy (ES) towards the synthesis of analogue circuits. Moreover, even fewer reports are on the synthesis of computational circuits. Last fact is mainly due to the difficulty in designing of the complex nonlinear functions that these circuits perform. In this paper, the evolving power of the ES is challenged to design four...

This paper discusses the use of temperature as a test observable for analogue circuits, presenting a generic configuration for analogue circuit thermal testing. As a case study, static temperature analysis is performed over a two-stage operational amplifier in view of extracting temperature waveforms at different locations on the circuit under test, both under fault-free conditions as well as i...

analog circuit testing university of cincinnati dsp based testing of analog and mixed signal circuits dsp based analog and mixed signal test ernet india dsp based testing of analog and mixed signal circuits dsp based testing of analog and mixed signal circuits dsp based testing of analog and mixed signal circuits mixed signal and dsp design techniques analog devices dsp-based analog and mixed-s...

The traditional dilemma for performing network simulations with analog circuits is the great difficulty of handling the connectivity in hardware. The main problem is that hardware-based connectivity must be built following predefined plasticity and connectivity rules, and that once the hardware is built, it is usually not possible to change its configuration. We show here an alternative system ...

Custom design of integrated circuits is required for the development of digital standard-cell and bit-slice libraries, analog circuits, and other specialized circuits that are not commercially available. Teaching students the design and verification flow at this physical level is valuable in that it provides the understanding and skills they will need to perform these functions in their subsequ...

In this thesis three novel analog techniques for testing CMOS Integrated circuits are presented. These techniques are based on analog circuits since they offer a number of important advantages compared to standard digital test techniques, such us less silicon area, lower power consumption and high operating speed. Therefore, the proposed techniques can be embedded in the circuit under test, con...

Carbon Nanotube Field Effect Transistor (CNFET) is a promising new technology that overcomes several limitations of traditional silicon integrated circuit technology. In recent years, the potential of CNFET for analog circuit applications has been explored. This paper proposes a novel four quadrant analog multiplier design using CNFETs. The simulation based on 32nm CNFET technology shows that t...

We describe a hierarchical structure for a knowledge-based analog circuit synthesis tool. Analog circuit topologies are represented as a hierarchy of abstract functional blocks each with associated design knowledge. We also describe mechanisms to select from among alternate design styles, and to translate performance specifications from one level in the hierarchy to the next lower level. A prot...

In this paper we propose a design path for optimization-based device sizing of analog circuits. The design path offers an efficient and reliable way to implement high-performance analog integrated circuits without the explicit knowledge of an experienced designer. A key feature is that the partial cost functions are generated directly from the circuit topology. To demonstrate the functionality ...

This paper presents a tutorial treatment of the fundamentals of noise in solid-state analog electronic circuits. It is written for upper division students andpracticing engineers who wish to gain a basic knowledge of the theory of electronic noise and techniques for low-noise circuit design. The paper presents an overview of noise fundamentals, a description of noise models for passive devices ...