The concept of a partial automated design optimization and its first application on the improvement of a micropump design is desrcribed. Starting with an analog simulation model an evolutionary algorithm is used to modify the parameters of this model until an optimal behaviour of the system is obtained. The quality of the optimization depends highly on the quality of the simulation model thus w...

In mechatronic systems, which consist of smart motion controllers, actuators and mechanisms, different technologies, like analog and digital electronics, mechanics and hydraulics, interact with each other. Through the integration of the various technologies, a more optimal product can be obtained. By the use of Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) tools throughout the complete design process, bette...

A thorough description of the evolving MIMIC Hardware Description Language (MHDL) is presented from the perspective of an analog modeler or designer. Analog simulation issues pertinent to MHDL description are discussed. This includes both transient and steady-state simulation.perspectives. Several modeling examples demonstrate the concepts and simulation issues related to these examples, as wel...

A high accurate and low-voltage analog CMOS current divider which operates with a single power supply voltage is designed in 0.18µm CMOS standard technology. The proposed divider uses a differential amplifier and transistor in triode region in order to perform the division. The proposed divider is modeled with neural network while TLBO algorithm is used to optimize it. The proposed optimiza...

A high accurate and low-voltage analog CMOS current divider which operates with a single power supply voltage is designed in 0.18µm CMOS standard technology. The proposed divider uses a differential amplifier and transistor in triode region in order to perform the division. The proposed divider is modeled with neural network while TLBO algorithm is used to optimize it. The proposed optimiza...

In order to reach the Shannon limit, researchers have found more efficient error control coding schemes. However, the computational complexity of such error control coding schemes is a barrier to implementing them. Recently, researchers have found that bioinspired analog network decoding is a good approach with better combined power/speed performance than its digital counterparts. However, the ...

Analog design requires simulation comprehending detailed and accurate semiconductor process knowledge in order to produce designs which will (one hopes) meet narrowly defined specifications. QED The fault simulation is already done! ((Quod erat demonstrandum = which was to be demonstrated.) for those, like me, wondering what the latin acronym means...) Model-to-hardware correlation is a require...

We present an analog implementation of a dynamical system for solving Boolean satisfiability, an NP-complete problem. Simulations of modest-sized hardware implementations in the presence of noise and integrator offset demonstrate that the algorithm is suitable for implementation in analog electronics. ∗This report may be used for any non-profit purpose provided that the source is credited. 1