
CAD SUPPORT: A.D.S.
(Analog Design System)
SGS-THOMSON Microelectronics has introduced
a sophisticated CAD approach to reduce the
development leadtime and to increase design
flexibility and safety.
Programmable cells in the library are defined as:
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alternative cell or,
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adjustable cell or,
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telescopic cell or,
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parametrisable cell
Some specific parts of the design are automatically
handled by an analog design manager, in order to:
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reduce capture errors
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make unexperienced designer’s task easier
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improve schematics lisibility
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check electrical design rules (Analog or Digital)
The Analog Design manager takes into account:
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transconductance block generation
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automatic cell biasing
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unconnected pins and power down processing
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multipower supplies processing
A major step has been made with the introduction
of function generator and compiler approaches to
improve design automation and design efficiency.
Operational amplifier generator
From a generic symbol and some properties,
several parameters of the amplifier will be adjusted:
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Biasing current which controls major parameters
of amplifier (gain-bandwidth, slew rate, power
consumption).
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Frequency compensation which allows to adjust
and optimize the dynamic parameters versus the
capacitive and resistive load.
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Power down capabilities.
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Supply voltage of the cell.
A specific software manages all these properties
and automatically updates all libraries included in
the design flow: macro models and transistor level
models, footprint, GDS2 layout, LVS netlist.
Figure 3:
Analog Design System (A.D.S.) flow
Digital Analog
Symbols
Schematic
Capture
Data Base
Filter Compiler
DIGITAL
Generator
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Netlist
Extractor
Analog Generator
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Programmable Cells
Generation
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Behavioral
Models
Top Level
Simulation
SABER
Digital
Models
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Transistor
Models
Place & Route
Cells Boxes
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Analog
Simulation
ST SPICE
Digital
Simulation
HILO 3
Back Annotation
GDSII File
DRC/LVS
Cells
Layout
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PG Tape
STKM2000 SERIES
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