1. Prof. D. Zhou UT Dallas Analog Circuits Design Automation 1

2. Middle Term Project  Write a summery on the subjects which have been discussed in this semester  Analog circuit models and performance evaluation  Transfer function and SPICE  Performance variation introduced by process and operation condition variations  Performance bounds  Linear and non-linear systems Analog Circuits Design Automation 2

3. Middle Term Project  Circuit model and process variation  Small signal model and transfer function  Numerical simulation by SPICE  Process corners and variations Analog Circuits Design Automation 3

4. Middle Term Project  Kharitonov’s theorem  What is the Kharitonov’s polynomials  How to apply Kharitonov’s theorem to the computation of circuit performance bounds  What is the condition of using Kharitonov’s theorem  What issues that will make the calculated bounds to be not tight  Give an example Analog Circuits Design Automation 4

5. Middle Term Project  Optimization theory  Linear programing  Non-linear programming  Local and global optimal  Method to solve LP  Method to so9lve NLP  Apply the optimization method for the computation of performance bounds (example) Analog Circuits Design Automation 5

6. Middle Term Project  Real circuit example  For the common source Operational Amplifier in “Performance Robustness Analysis of VLSI Circuits with Process Variations Based on Kharitonov’s Theorem”,  Find the interested performance using both transfer function and SPICE simulation respective.  Find the corresponding upper and lower bounds using Kharitonov’s and optimization methods.  Find the process corner performance  Compare the above results. Analog Circuits Design Automation 6

7. Middle Term Project  Report requirement  Write in a formal technical paper format  Proper reference  Use figures to show your idea and point  Develop your discussion in a logical way  Deadline: 3/24/2015 Analog Circuits Design Automation 7