2005 · 23 citations · 24 references
EngineeringComputer EngineeringElectrical EngineeringAnalog ElectronicsDesign OptimizationOptimizationCmos Circuit DesignDesign Space ExplorationDigital Integrated Circuit DesignOptimization Under UncertaintySurrogate-based OptimizationAnalog Behavioral ModelingAnalog Circuit DesignCircuit-level OptimizationPareto AnalysisPareto DominancePareto Front ApproximationPareto Front ComputationPerformance Values
Performance space exploration (PSE) determines the range of feasible performance values of a circuit block for a given topology and technology. In this paper, we present two deterministic approaches for PSE. One approximates the feasible performance space based on linearized circuit models and is suitable for investigating a large number of performances. The other one computes discretizations of the Pareto front of competing performances. In addition, a motivation and application of PSE using a hierarchical design example is presented.
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