Generating Analog IC Layouts with LAYGEN II

• Main Authors: Martins, Ricardo M. F. (Author), Lourenço, Nuno C. C. (Author), Horta, Nuno C. G. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Artificial intelligence.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; Electronic circuits.; Circuits and Systems.; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics).; Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engineering.

This book presents an innovative methodology for the automatic generation of analog integrated circuits (ICs) layout, based on template descriptions and on evolutionary computational techniques. A design automation tool, LAYGEN II, was implemented to validate the proposed approach giving special emp...