Ucaf – a Framework for Analog Integrated Circuit Analysis and Design
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This paper presents a fully configurable framework for analog integrated circuit design automation. The goal of this framework, named as UCAF, is to provide in a single environment several optimization heuristics, design methodologies and technology options in order to allow for the designer the possibility to perform a set of comparisons and selections aiming the optimized design. UCAF was implemented in Matlab® and has a friendly graphical interface (GUI) for input and output. As results and examples of use we present the design automation of a Miller Operational Transconductance Amplifier (OTA), comparing design objectives and fabrication processes.
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تاریخ انتشار 2011