Quantitative productivity measurement in IC design

Estimating the Impact of Methodology on Analog Integrated Circuit Design Time

“…Yet, in the previous literature for the case of analog IC products, there has been little quantitative analysis of whether and when the application of different methodological principles really starts to improve the TTM performance of a design project. Most of the discussion has been qualitative in nature [1]- [3] and is often led by the makers of electronic design automation (EDA) tools [4]- [6] or is based on collecting experimental data from different design projects [7]. 1:14 ratios have been reported depending on the chosen design methodology [8].…”