Introduction

Application of IP-Based Analog Platforms in the Design of Neuromimetic Integrated Circuits

“…One can propagate the constraints down starting from top-level to the schematic and layout [15], [16], [17]. Another solution is to merge top-down and bottom-up flows in a meetin-the-middle approach, which is the principle of platformbased design [18], [19].…”

“…Secondly, Castro-Lopez et al [17], [32] have defined an analog IP that contains a behavioral model, a sized schematic and a layout. As this IP is developed for a specific technology, this definition is close to what we consider as Hard IP.…”

Design and Applications of Continuous-Time Chaos Generators

“…Therefore, behavioral models try to capture as much circuit functionality as possible with far less implementation details than the device-level description of the circuit (Kundert, 2004). However, it is difficult to make a strict distinction between different abstraction levels for analog systems, in contrast to common practice in digital synthesis methodologies (Castro-López et al, 2006). Instead, a division should be made between a description level and an abstraction level.…”