TY - GEN
T1 - Spec-to-Layout Automation Flow for Buck Converters with Current-Mode Control in SOC Applications
AU - Hsu, Hsin Ju
AU - Chen, Wan Chun
AU - Yeh, Long Ching
AU - Liu, Chien-Nan
PY - 2018/8/13
Y1 - 2018/8/13
N2 - This paper presents an integrated automatic design flow for DC-DC power converter circuits. This flow includes circuit synthesis, large and small signal circuit analysis, layout placement/routing, and post-layout simulation. In order to improve the transient response of DC-DC conversion, the buck converter with current-mode controller is chosen as the target of this flow. We apply both the equation-based and the simulation-based methods to improve the accuracy of circuit synthesis. And an advanced layout placement methodology suitable for mixed-mode and power circuits is adopted to optimize the on-chip area. As demonstrated through several cases, this flow is able to generate a feasible buck converter from specification to layout in a short time.
AB - This paper presents an integrated automatic design flow for DC-DC power converter circuits. This flow includes circuit synthesis, large and small signal circuit analysis, layout placement/routing, and post-layout simulation. In order to improve the transient response of DC-DC conversion, the buck converter with current-mode controller is chosen as the target of this flow. We apply both the equation-based and the simulation-based methods to improve the accuracy of circuit synthesis. And an advanced layout placement methodology suitable for mixed-mode and power circuits is adopted to optimize the on-chip area. As demonstrated through several cases, this flow is able to generate a feasible buck converter from specification to layout in a short time.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85052540760&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/SMACD.2018.8434911
DO - 10.1109/SMACD.2018.8434911
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85052540760
SN - 9781538651520
T3 - SMACD 2018 - 15th International Conference on Synthesis, Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Methods and Applications to Circuit Design
SP - 169
EP - 172
BT - SMACD 2018 - 15th International Conference on Synthesis, Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Methods and Applications to Circuit Design
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 15th International Conference on Synthesis, Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Methods and Applications to Circuit Design, SMACD 2018
Y2 - 2 July 2018 through 5 July 2018
ER -