Domain Knowledge-Infused Deep Learning for Automated Analog/Radio-Frequency Circuit Parameter Optimization

被引:6
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作者
Cao, Weidong [1 ,2 ]
Benosman, Mouhacine [1 ]
Zhang, Xuan [2 ]
Ma, Rui [1 ]
机构
[1] Mitsubishi Elect Res Labs, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
[2] Washington Univ, Dept ESE, St Louis, MO 63110 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
SYSTEM;
D O I
10.1145/3489517.3530501
中图分类号
TP18 [人工智能理论];
学科分类号
081104 ; 0812 ; 0835 ; 1405 ;
摘要
The design automation of analog circuits is a longstanding challenge. This paper presents a reinforcement learning method enhanced by graph learning to automate the analog circuit parameter optimization at the pre-layout stage, i.e., finding device parameters to fulfill desired circuit specifications. Unlike all prior methods, our approach is inspired by human experts who rely on domain knowledge of analog circuit design (e.g., circuit topology and couplings between circuit specifications) to tackle the problem. By originally incorporating such key domain knowledge into policy training with a ii-lltirrioda I network, the method best learns the complex relations between circuit parameters and design targets, enabling optimal decisions in the optimization process. Experimental results on exemplary circuits show it achieves human-level design accuracy (similar to 99%) with 1.5x efficiency of existing best-performing methods. Our method also shows better generalization ability to unseen specifications and optimality in circuit performance optimization. Moreover, it applies to design radio-frequency circuits 011 emerging semiconductor technologies, breaking the limitations of prior learning methods in designing conventional analog circuits.
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页码:1015 / 1020
页数:6
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