Circuit performance optimization and model fitting based on simulated annealing

International Journal of Electronics

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 1992, Pages 1267-1271

  Durbin, François ^a   Haussy, Jacques ^a   Berthiau, Gérard ^b   Siarry, Patrick ^b  

^a DIF   (France)

^b ECOLE CENTRALE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; OPTIMIZATION;

CIRCUIT PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION; MODEL FITTING; N-DIMENSIONAL PROBLEMS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTION MINIMIZATION; PARTITIONING TECHNIQUE; SIMULATED ANNEALING; SPICE-PAC OPEN CIRCUIT SIMULATOR; VARIABLES DISCRETIZATION;

CIRCUIT THEORY;

EID: 0026992341     PISSN: 00207217     EISSN: 13623060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207219208925797     Document Type: Article

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