Recent research development and new challenges in analog layout synthesis

MPH Lin, YW Chang, CM Hung - 2016 21st Asia and South …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits play an important role in many modern
emerging system-on-chip (SoC) design applications. With the expansion of the markets of …

A novel analog physical synthesis methodology integrating existent design expertise

PH Wu, MPH Lin, TC Chen, CF Yeh… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Analog layout design has been a manual, time-consuming, and error-prone task for
decades. To speed up layout design time for a new design, analog layout designers prefer …

EA-based LDE-aware fast analog layout retargeting with device abstraction

X Dong, L Zhang - IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As the technology node continuously scales down, layout-dependent effects (LDEs) have
been significantly affecting the threshold voltage and mobility of MOSFET transistors and …

Analog layout synthesis with knowledge mining

PH Wu, MPH Lin, TY Ho - 2015 European Conference on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To reduce layout design time, analog layout designers prefer referring to legacy designs and
layouts rather than starting from scratch, or thoroughly applying placement and routing tools …

Exploring feasibilities of symmetry islands and monotonic current paths in slicing trees for analog placement

PH Wu, MPH Lin, TC Chen, CF Yeh… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Although modern analog placement algorithms aimed to minimize area and wirelength
while satisfying symmetry, proximity, and other placement constraints, the generated layout …

Performance-driven analog placement considering monotonic current paths

PH Wu, MPH Lin, YR Chen, BS Chou… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - dl.acm.org
Although modern analog placement algorithms aimed to minimize area and wirelength
while satisfying symmetry, proximity, and other placement constraints, the generated layout …

Configurable analog routing methodology via technology and design constraint unification

PC Pan, HM Chen, YK Cheng, J Liu… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - dl.acm.org
In this paper, we present a novel configurable analog routing methodology for more efficient
analog layout automation. By the help of OpenAccess constraint group format, the …

A fast prototy** framework for analog layout migration with planar preservation

PC Pan, CY Chin, HM Chen, TC Chen… - … on Computer-Aided …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Analog layout generation in the advanced CMOS design is challenging by its increasing
layout constraints and performance requirements. This situation becomes more intricate by …

Performance-preserved analog routing methodology via wire load reduction

HY Chi, HY Tseng, CNJ Liu… - 2018 23rd Asia and …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Analog layout automation is a popular research direction in recent years to raise the design
productivity. However, the research on this topic is still not well accepted by analog …

LASER: layout-aware analog synthesis environment on laker

YC Liao, YL Chen, XT Cai, CN Liu… - Proceedings of the 23rd …, 2013 - dl.acm.org
In modern technology, layout effects have more and more impacts on circuit performance.
However, most of the existing analog automation tools consider the circuit sizing and layout …