[HTML][HTML] A survey on evolutionary computation for complex continuous optimization

ZH Zhan, L Shi, KC Tan, J Zhang - Artificial Intelligence Review, 2022 - Springer
Complex continuous optimization problems widely exist nowadays due to the fast
development of the economy and society. Moreover, the technologies like Internet of things …

Review of the research landscape of multi-criteria evaluation and benchmarking processes for many-objective optimization methods: coherent taxonomy, challenges …

RT Mohammed, R Yaakob, AA Zaidan… - … Journal of Information …, 2020 - World Scientific
Evaluation and benchmarking of many-objective optimization (MaOO) methods are
complicated. The rapid development of new optimization algorithms for solving problems …

[HTML][HTML] On the sizing of CMOS operational amplifiers by applying many-objective optimization algorithms

MA Valencia-Ponce, E Tlelo-Cuautle, LG de la Fraga - Electronics, 2021 - mdpi.com
In CMOS integrated circuit (IC) design, operational amplifiers are one of the most useful
active devices to enhance applications in analog signal processing, signal conditioning and …

Locomobo: A local constrained multiobjective bayesian optimization for analog circuit sizing

K Touloupas, PP Sotiriadis - IEEE Transactions on Computer …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A local constrained multiobjective Bayesian optimization (LoCoMOBO) method is introduced
to address automatic sizing and tradeoff exploration for analog and RF integrated circuits …

Overview of artificial neural networks

JPS Rosa, DJD Guerra, NCG Horta… - Using artificial neural …, 2020 - Springer
This chapter starts with a review of modern machine learning (ML) techniques. Advantages
and disadvantages of several ML methods taking into account its application to the …

Design of a 4.2-to-5.1 GHz ultralow-power complementary class-B/C hybrid-mode VCO in 65-nm CMOS fully supported by EDA tools

R Martins, N Lourenço, N Horta… - … on Circuits and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Optimal voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) design for ultralow-power (ULP) radios has to
fulfill simultaneously multiple requirements such as frequency tuning range, phase noise …

[HTML][HTML] Sizing CMOS amplifiers by PSO and MOL to improve DC operating point conditions

E Tlelo-Cuautle, MA Valencia-Ponce, LG de la Fraga - Electronics, 2020 - mdpi.com
The sizes of the metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) transistors in an operational amplifier
must guarantee strong direct current operating point (DCOP) conditions. This paper shows …

In-depth design space exploration of 26.5-to-29.5-GHz 65-nm CMOS low-noise amplifiers for low-footprint-and-power 5G communications using one-and-two-step …

L Mendes, JC Vaz, F Passos, N Lourenço… - IEEE Access, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Low-noise amplifiers (LNAs) play a significant role in modern millimeter-wave (mmWave)
integrated circuits for fifth-generation (5G) communications systems. However, the proper …

[HTML][HTML] Mixed-Variable Bayesian Optimization for Analog Circuit Sizing through Device Representation Learning

K Touloupas, PP Sotiriadis - Electronics, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this work, a deep representation learning method is proposed to build continuous-valued
representations of individual integrated circuit (IC) devices. These representations are used …

Mixed-variable bayesian optimization for analog circuit sizing using variational autoencoders

K Touloupas, PP Sotiriadis - 2022 18th International …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Bayesian Optimization (BO) has recently gained popularity within the context of automatic
sizing of analog and Radio-Frequency (RF) Integrated Circuits (ICs). However, its reliance …