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ICCAD
1996
IEEE
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Metrics, techniques and recent developments in mixed-signal testing
This paper presents a tutorial on mixed-signal testing. Our focus is on testing the analog portion of the mixed-signal device, as the digital portion is handled in the usual way. ...
Gordon W. Roberts
KES
1998
Springer
14 years 3 months ago
Insect vision based motion detection
The architectural and circuit design aspects of a mixed analog/digital very large scale integration (VLSI) motion detection chip based on models of the insect visual system are des...
X. T. Nguyen
DAC
1998
ACM
14 years 3 months ago
Efficient Analog Test Methodology Based on Adaptive Algorithms
This papers describes a new, fast and economical methodology to test linear analog circuits based on adaptive algorithms. To the authors knowledge, this is the first time such tec...
Luigi Carro, Marcelo Negreiros
GECCO
1999
Springer
14 years 3 months ago
Evolution by Means of Genetic Programming of Analog Circuits that Perform Digital Functions
This paper demonstrates the ability of genetic programming to evolve analog circuits that perform digital functions and mixed analog-digital circuits. The evolved circuits include...
Forrest H. Bennett III, John R. Koza, Martin A. Ke...
DATE
2000
IEEE
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Non-Linear Components for Mixed Circuits Analog Front-End
This paper presents the development of some frontend analog circuits for mixed signals systems. The paper proposes the use of externally linear, internally nonlinear analog circui...
Luigi Carro, Adão Antônio de Souza Jr...
EH
2003
IEEE
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14 years 4 months ago
The Importance of Reuse and Development in Evolvable Hardware
Reuse will become increasingly important as larger digital and analog circuits are created by the techniques of the field of evolvable hardware. This paper discusses the ways by w...
John R. Koza, Martin A. Keane, Matthew J. Streeter
DAC
2004
ACM
14 years 4 months ago
Hierarchical approach to exact symbolic analysis of large analog circuits
—This paper proposes a novel approach to the exact symbolic analysis of very large analog circuits. The new method is based on determinant decision diagrams (DDDs) representing s...
Sheldon X.-D. Tan, Weikun Guo, Zhenyu Qi
DAC
2006
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
Tomorrow's analog: just dead or just different?
This panel discusses the following topics. With the ongoing trend towards more and more digitization in applications ranging from multimedia to telecommunications, there is a big ...
Shekhar Y. Borkar, Robert W. Brodersen, Jue-Hsien ...
ISVLSI
2007
IEEE
205views VLSI» more  ISVLSI 2007»
14 years 5 months ago
An Automated Passive Analog Circuit Synthesis Framework using Genetic Algorithms
In this work, we present a genetic algorithm based automated circuit synthesis framework for passive analog circuits. A procedure is developed for the simultaneous generation of b...
Angan Das, Ranga Vemuri
ISCAS
2007
IEEE
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A Performance Driven Layout Compaction Optimization Algorithm for Analog Circuits
-- In interconnect-dominated designs, the ability to minimize layout-induced parasitic effects is crucial for rapid design closure. Deep sub-micron effects and ubiquitous interfere...
Henry H. Y. Chan, Zeljko Zilic