Gravitational search algorithm (GSA) is a recent introduced algorithm which is inspired by
law of gravity and mass interactions. In this paper, a novel version of GSA, named Clustered …

This paper presents an optimal design of low noise amplifier (LNA) using an efficient swarm-
based optimizer called firefly algorithm (FA). Many researchers have used firefly algorithm to …

Swarm intelligence (SI) techniques are more and more used by analog designers in order to
optimally size their circuits/systems' performances. A particular interest is accorded to the …

This work presents an optimal design of low noise amplifier (LNA) using Firefly Algorithm
(FA). In this work we have implemented FA in optimizing various parameters of LNA like …

Low-voltage low-power (LVLP) circuit design and optimization is a hard and time-consuming
task. In this study, we are interested in the application of the newly proposed meta-modelling …

Sizing analog, mixed-signal, and particularly radio-frequency circuits generally relies on the
experience of the designer. Metaheuristics have been recently proposed, and it has been …

In this paper, a new method is proposed for determining the design parameters of radio
frequency (RF) low noise amplifier (LNA) to obtain a set of desired design specifications …

This paper proposes an enhanced variant of the particle swarm optimization technique PSO-
2S, and its application to analogue circuit performance optimization. For comparison …

In this article we deal with the optimal sizing of low-noise amplifiers (LNAs) using newly
proposed metamodeling techniques. The main objective is to construct metamodels of main …

The backtracking search algorithm (BSA) was recently developed. It is an evolutionary
algorithm for real-valued optimization problems. The main feature of BSA vis-à-vis other …