TY - GEN
T1 - Interactive evolutionary CAD system for MEMS layout synthesis
AU - Kamalian, Raffi
AU - Agogino, Alice M.
AU - Takagi, Hideyuki
PY - 2006/1/1
Y1 - 2006/1/1
N2 - We propose an interactive layout synthesis CAD tool. It allows a human user to graphically manipulate and simulate a layout, but also has the ability to apply two simple evolutionary synthesis methods: a simple random walk function and simulated annealing. These methods are capable of optimizing very complex functions difficult for a human to tune by hand. Additionally the tool incorporates the ability to reduce the dimension of the search space via variable locking, contributing to both focused search and faster convergence to a desired performance. The CAD tool has been written with flexibility in mind, allowing the application to a wide range of layout synthesis problems. In this paper its effectiveness is demonstrated on a MEMS Vibratory Rate Gyroscope example.
AB - We propose an interactive layout synthesis CAD tool. It allows a human user to graphically manipulate and simulate a layout, but also has the ability to apply two simple evolutionary synthesis methods: a simple random walk function and simulated annealing. These methods are capable of optimizing very complex functions difficult for a human to tune by hand. Additionally the tool incorporates the ability to reduce the dimension of the search space via variable locking, contributing to both focused search and faster convergence to a desired performance. The CAD tool has been written with flexibility in mind, allowing the application to a wide range of layout synthesis problems. In this paper its effectiveness is demonstrated on a MEMS Vibratory Rate Gyroscope example.
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U2 - 10.1109/ICSMC.2006.384656
DO - 10.1109/ICSMC.2006.384656
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 1424401003
SN - 9781424401000
T3 - Conference Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics
SP - 3469
EP - 3474
BT - 2006 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2006 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics
Y2 - 8 October 2006 through 11 October 2006
ER -