Chameleon ART

Abstract

Presented in this paper is a tool that automatically migrates analog designs from one process to another while keeping circuit and layout topologies. A netlist migration engine recalculates the new device dimensions in the target technology followed by a layout migration engine that compacts the design according to the new process design rules. The overall framework preserves design intelligence embedded in the original IP such as symmetry, hierarchy, placement and routing. The circuit migration engine, being very fast, can retarget large analog blocks in only a few minutes while giving same or better performance of the original design. The migration of 3 different circuits is presented to validate the overall methodology. These circuits have been fabricated and measured.

Analog Integrated Circuit Routing Techniques: An Extensive Review

“…Its main target is maintaining most of the design choices and knowledge of the source while migrating it to another technology node, updating specifications, or attempting to re-optimize the legacy design. Similar routing concepts are followed in Chameleon ART (2006) [48] and, more recently, by Naguib et al…”