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AI-Powered Agile Analog Circuit Design and Optimization

Hardware Architecture 2025-05-09 v2 Artificial Intelligence

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) techniques are transforming analog circuit design by automating device-level tuning and enabling system-level co-optimization. This paper integrates two approaches: (1) AI-assisted transistor sizing using Multi-Objective Bayesian Optimization (MOBO) for direct circuit parameter optimization, demonstrated on a linearly tunable transconductor; and (2) AI-integrated circuit transfer function modeling for system-level optimization in a keyword spotting (KWS) application, demonstrated by optimizing an analog bandpass filter within a machine learning training loop. The combined insights highlight how AI can improve analog performance, reduce design iteration effort, and jointly optimize analog components and application-level metrics.

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@article{arxiv.2505.03750,
  title  = {AI-Powered Agile Analog Circuit Design and Optimization},
  author = {Jinhai Hu and Wang Ling Goh and Yuan Gao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.03750},
  year   = {2025}
}

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3 pages, 5 figures, AI4X, 2025

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