Abstract
A custom CMOS layout compiler, called DAVE, for mixed analog/digital ICs has been developed. The compiler is a process-independent tool which is able to generate arbitrary circuit layouts in MAG or CIF formats from SPICE circuit descriptions. The compiler not only handles typical mixed analog/digital layout constraints such as device matching, symmetry, and device shape constraints, but also fully decouples signal coupling between sensitive nets and noise nets. The compiler supports user-defined constraints on chip aspect ratio and the types of input/output pads. In comparison with previous approaches, DAVE features more flexibility, wider variety, lower amount of CPU time, and more considerations on mixed analog/digital layout constraints.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the Custom Integrated Circuits Conference |
| Publisher | Publ by IEEE |
| ISBN (Print) | 0780300157 |
| Publication status | Published - 1991 Dec 1 |
| Event | Proceedings of the IEEE 1991 Custom Integrated Circuits Conference - San Diego, CA, USA Duration: 1991 May 12 → 1991 May 15 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of the Custom Integrated Circuits Conference |
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| ISSN (Print) | 0886-5930 |
Other
| Other | Proceedings of the IEEE 1991 Custom Integrated Circuits Conference |
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| City | San Diego, CA, USA |
| Period | 91-05-12 → 91-05-15 |
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- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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DAVE : An automatic mixed analog/digital IC layout compiler. / Lin, Zhi Ming.
Proceedings of the Custom Integrated Circuits Conference. Publ by IEEE, 1991. (Proceedings of the Custom Integrated Circuits Conference).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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N2 - A custom CMOS layout compiler, called DAVE, for mixed analog/digital ICs has been developed. The compiler is a process-independent tool which is able to generate arbitrary circuit layouts in MAG or CIF formats from SPICE circuit descriptions. The compiler not only handles typical mixed analog/digital layout constraints such as device matching, symmetry, and device shape constraints, but also fully decouples signal coupling between sensitive nets and noise nets. The compiler supports user-defined constraints on chip aspect ratio and the types of input/output pads. In comparison with previous approaches, DAVE features more flexibility, wider variety, lower amount of CPU time, and more considerations on mixed analog/digital layout constraints.
AB - A custom CMOS layout compiler, called DAVE, for mixed analog/digital ICs has been developed. The compiler is a process-independent tool which is able to generate arbitrary circuit layouts in MAG or CIF formats from SPICE circuit descriptions. The compiler not only handles typical mixed analog/digital layout constraints such as device matching, symmetry, and device shape constraints, but also fully decouples signal coupling between sensitive nets and noise nets. The compiler supports user-defined constraints on chip aspect ratio and the types of input/output pads. In comparison with previous approaches, DAVE features more flexibility, wider variety, lower amount of CPU time, and more considerations on mixed analog/digital layout constraints.
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