Top-down heterogeneous synthesis of analog and mixed-signal systems

Proceedings -Design, Automation and Test in Europe, DATE

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Martens, Ewout ^a   Gielen, Georges ^a  

^a Katholieke Universiteit Leuven   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TOPOLOGY;

AUTOMATED SYNTHESIS; MIXED-SIGNAL SYSTEMS; TOP-DOWN DESIGN;

ANALOG CIRCUITS;

EID: 34047163574     PISSN: 15301591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/date.2006.244137     Document Type: Conference Paper

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