Optimization of circuit trajectories: an auxiliary network approach

—On optimizing circuit trajectories, i.e. continuous paths of circuit parameters, the paper presents an auxiliary network approach, which utilizes Pontryagin’s Minimum Principle. Based on a set of circuit element correspondence rules, the introduced approach establishes an auxiliary network for a given circuit to be optimized, then circuit trajectories are optimized in a process of simulating the given circuit and the auxiliary network. The auxiliary network approach facilitates establishing analytic models in designing high-performance circuits that require fine tuning circuit trajectories. The paper details the theoretical framework of auxiliary network, and provides practical examples of its application in adiabatic circuit design.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: ASPDAC
• Authors: Baohua Wang, Pinaki Mazumder
• Keywords: ASPDAC 2006, Auxiliary Network, Auxiliary Network Approach, Circuit Trajectories