High-Level Power Minimization of Analog Sensor Interface Architectures

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Donnay, Stéphane^{; 1; *} | Gielen, Georges^{; 2} | Sansen, Willy

Affiliations: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Departement Elektrotechniek, ESAT-MICAS, Kardinaal Mercierlaan 94, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium

Correspondence: [*] Correspondence to: S. Donnay.

Note: [1] Since January 1997 with IMEC, Leuven, Belgium

Note: [2] Research associate of the Belgian National Fund of Scientific Research

Abstract: A high-level analog design and optimization tool was developed for the architectural synthesis of complex analog systems towards minimal power consumption. In this paper we will illustrate the use of this tool with the high-level design of an analog radiation detector interface. The tool selects the optimal architecture and computes the specifications of all sub-blocks for a given set of system specifications and for minimal power, using high-level behavioral models. Several experimental results are provided.

DOI: 10.3233/ICA-1998-5402

Journal: Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 303-314, 1998