Clinicians were generally receptive of the concept of the AD, willing to practice it clinically, and supported its legal recognition. However, AD discussions were an infrequent encounter, hence many clinicians lack experience and are unfamiliar with relevant guidelines. Large-scale studies within the health care professions as well as qualitative studies further exploring potential barriers should follow.
This brief presents a novel algorithm for optimizing the design of infinite-impulse response (IIR) switched-capacitor (SC) decimators. It is implemented with a computer-assisted iterative methodology to achieve minimum capacitance spread and usually leading also to the minimization of the total capacitor area, while considering scaling for maximum signal handling capability. A linear/nonlinear programming method is adopted for optimum adjustment of the capacitance values, within a specific decimator structure and a finite number of iterations. Several examples of automatic and optimum design of second-order IIR SC decimators are presented, together with a comparison against previous designs, obtained for the same circuits through the use of traditional methods.Index Terms-Automated optimum design, infinite-impulse response (IIR) switched-capacitor (SC) decimator, linear/nonlinear programming.
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