An evolutionary platform for developing next-generation electronic circuits

Authors:
James A. Hilder;Andy M. Tyrrell
Affiliations:
University of York, York, United Kingdom;University of York, York, United Kingdom
Venue:
Proceedings of the 9th annual conference companion on Genetic and evolutionary computation
Year:
2007

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Abstract

In this paper, a new method for evolving simple electronic circuits is discussed, with the aim of improving the reliability and performance of basic circuit blocks. Next-generation CMOS device models will be used in the simulation of circuits. Circuits are mapped to a grid layout which reflects the appearance of conventional schematic blocks. The performance of the system at designing passive low-pass filters is discussed, with an outline given of the intended future steps, towards the goal of integrating sub 100 nm MOSFET models into the circuits.