Evolution of analogue circuitry on a cell based system can benefit from the use of a generic cell design. A comparative analysis of the re-routing ability of two different cell topologies is used to highlight the difficulty of assessing a generic cell design’s fitness for purpose. An analytical method is then proposed for the production of suitable comparable data. Categories and Subject Descriptors B.8 [PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY]: Performance Analysis and Design Aid; B.8 [PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY]: Miscellaneous General Terms Design, Measurement Keywords Cell design, Analogue circuitry, Analogue evolvable hardware, Evolvable cells, Cell signal routing
Daniel M. Ellin, Stuart J. Flockton