A novel polygon-based circuit extraction algorithm for full custom designed MEMS sensors
- In contrast to IC design, MEMS design still lacks sophisticated component libraries. Therefore, the physical design of MEMS sensors is mostly done by simply drawing polygons. Hence, the sensor structure is only given as plain graphic data which hinders the identification and investigation of topology elements such as spring, anchor, mass and electrodes. In order to solve this problem, we present a rule-based recognition algorithm which identifies the architecture and the topology elements of a MEMS sensor. In addition to graphic data, the algorithm makes use of only a few marking layers, as well as net and technology information. Our approach enables RC-extraction with commercial field solvers and a subsequent synthesis of the sensor circuit. The mapping of the extracted RC-values to the topology elements of the sensor enables a detailed analysis and optimization of actual MEMS sensors.
| Author of HS Reutlingen | Scheible, Jürgen |
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| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1109/SMACD.2016.7520719 |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5090-0490-4 |
| Erschienen in: | 13th International Conference on Synthesis, Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Methods and Applications to Circuit Design (SMACD) : 27 - 30 June 2016, Lisbon, Portugal |
| Publisher: | IEEE |
| Place of publication: | Piscataway, NJ |
| Document Type: | Conference proceeding |
| Language: | English |
| Publication year: | 2016 |
| Page Number: | 4 |
| DDC classes: | 620 Ingenieurwissenschaften und Maschinenbau |
| Open access?: | Nein |
| Licence (German): |  In Copyright - Urheberrechtlich geschützt |
