TY  - JOUR
U1  - Zeitschriftenartikel, wissenschaftlich - begutachtet (reviewed)
A1  - Marolt, Daniel
A1  - Scheible, Jürgen
A1  - Jerke, Göran
A1  - Marolt, Vinko
T1  - SWARM: a self-organization approach for layout automation in analog IC design
JF  - International journal of electronics and electrical engineering
N2  - Optimization-based analog layout automation does not yet find evident acceptance in the industry due to the complexity of the design problem. This paper presents a Self-organized Wiring and Arrangement of Responsive Modules (SWARM), able to consider crucial design constraints both implicitly and explicitly. The flexibility of algorithmic methods and the expert knowledge captured in PCells combine into a flow of supervised module interaction. This novel approach targets the creation of constraint-compliant layout blocks which fit into a specified zone. Provoking a synergetic self-organization, even optimal layout solutions can emerge from the interaction. Various examples depict the power of that new concept and the potential for future developments.
KW  - analog IC design
KW  - layout automation
KW  - constraint engineering
KW  - methodology
KW  - algorithm
KW  - particle system
Y1  - 2016
UN  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:rt2-opus4-10329
UR  - http://www.ijeee.net/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=64&id=311
SN  - 2301-380X
SS  - 2301-380X
U6  - https://doi.org/10.18178/ijeee.4.5.374-385
DO  - https://doi.org/10.18178/ijeee.4.5.374-385
VL  - 4
IS  - 5
SP  - 374
EP  - 385
S1  - 12
ER  -