To accelerate the design cycle for analog and mixed-signal systems, we havepmposeda top-down, constraint-driven design methodology. The key idea of the proposed methodology is hierarchically propagating constraints from pe formance specif cations to layout. Consequently, it is essential to provide the necessary tools and techniques enabling the eficient constraint propagation. To illustrate the applicability of the proposedmethodology to the design of larger systems, we presant in this paper the complete design flow for a video driver system. ICritical advantages of the methodology illustrated with this design vxample include avoiding costly low level re-designs and getting working silicon parts from the first run. Following our approach. a jitter constraint is imposed at the system level and then is propagated hierarchically to the circuit blocks and layout, using behavioral mode-ling and simulation. Experimental results are presented from working fabricatedparts.
4 novel methodology for circuit design and automatic layout generition is proposed for a class of mixed-signal circuits in presence of layout parasitics and substrate induced noise. Accurate and efficient zvaluiitionof the circuit during designis possible by takig into account such non-idealities. Techniques are presented to derive and use a set of constraints on substrate noise and on the geometric instances of the Layout. Verification is performed using substrate extraction in combination with parasitic estimation techniques. To show the suitability of the approach, a VCO for a PLL has been designed and implemented in a CMOS 1 Fm technology. The circuit has been optimized both at the schematic and at the layout level for power and performance, while its sensilivity to layout parasitics and substrate noise has been minimized.
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