szymans@utecfa.UUCP (Ted Szymanski) (03/18/86)
SICOMP : A Silicon Compiler for Switched-Capacitor Filters By George Eaton Room GB 221 Time : 12:05 Date: Friday, March 21st, 1986 Abstract A prototype automatic design and layout tool for switched- capacitor filter circuits called SICOMP (SIlicon COMPiler) will be described. SICOMP is capable of producing a complete switched-capacitor filter layout from attenuation specifications automatically. The four major tools used are i) a filter design pro- gram (FILTOR2), ii) a switched-capacitor circuit synthesizer (AUTOSC), iii) a block layout compiler (AUTOBLOCK), and iv) a standard cell place and route program (ALTOR). A menu driven manager program is responsible for calling the vari- ous programs in the system. A chip may be designed interac- tively or automatically. The two main approaches to automated analog layout will be described, along with the details of the the particular method used by SICOMP. Some experimental results from a fabricated filter will also be given. There will also be a prize given to anyone who can come up with a half decent name (SICOMP has to go!).