The invention of CMOS amplifiers using genetic programming and current-flow analysis

IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1237-1252

  Sripramong, Thanwa ^a   Toumazou, Christofer ^b  

^a MAHANAKORN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Circuit synthesis; CMOS analog integrated circuits; Design automation; Genetic programming

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT; LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; LINEAR NETWORK SYNTHESIS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING;

ANALOG INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; AUTOMATED CIRCUIT DESIGN; CURRENT FLOW ANALYSIS; DESIGN AUTOMATION; GENETIC PROGRAMMING;

OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0036864589     PISSN: 02780070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCAD.2002.804109     Document Type: Article

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