Introduction to Analog VLSI Design Automation / Edition 1

by Mohammed Ismail, José E. Franca

Overview

Very large scale integration (VLSI) technologies are now maturing with a current emphasis toward submicron structures and sophisticated applications combining digital as well as analog circuits on a single chip. Abundant examples are found on today's advanced systems for telecommunications, robotics, automotive electronics, image processing, intelligent sensors, etc .. Exciting new applications are being unveiled in the field of neural computing where the massive use of analog/digital VLSI technologies will have a significant impact. To match such a fast technological trend towards single chip analogi digital VLSI systems, researchers worldwide have long realized the vital need of producing advanced computer aided tools for designing both digital and analog circuits and systems for silicon integration. Architecture and circuit compilation, device sizing and the layout generation are but a few familiar tasks on the world of digital integrated circuit design which can be efficiently accomplished by matured computer aided tools. In contrast, the art of tools for designing and producing analog or even analogi digital integrated circuits is quite primitive and still lacking the industrial penetration and acceptance already achieved by digital counterparts. In fact, analog design is commonly perceived to be one of the most knowledge-intensive design tasks and analog circuits are still designed, largely by hand, by expert intimately familiar with nuances of the target application and integrated circuit fabrication process. The techniques needed to build good analog circuits seem to exist solely as expertise invested in individual designers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780792390718
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	05/31/1990
Series:	The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science , #95
Edition description:	1990
Pages:	186
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.02(d)

Table of Contents

1 Analog Integrated Circuit Design Conceptualization.- 2 Expert System for Parameterized Analog Cells.- 3 Automated Design of Operational Amplifiers: A Case Study.- 4 Automation of Analog Design Procedures.- 5 Analog Design Tools for High Frequency Applications.- 6 Silicon Compiler Technology for SC Filters.- 7 CAD-Compatible Analog System Design: A New Design Concept.

Editorial Reviews

This is the first authoritative work dealing with analog VLSI design automation. It provides an excellent introduction to basic design automation ideas and their applications to development of knowledge- based systems and computer-aided tools for analog VLSI circuits and systems design. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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