{"title":"A hybrid genetic algorithm method for optimizing analog circuits","authors":"S. Papadopoulos, R. Mack, R. Massara","doi":"10.1109/MWSCAS.2000.951605","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"An approach is presented for the automated sizing of analog circuits based upon a combination of a genetic algorithm (GA) with a least squares (Gauss-Newton) gradient search. The method combines the global-search properties of the GA with the fast local convergence properties of the least squares method to produce a circuit design from random initial component values in a reduced time compared to the application of a direct GA method, or a restart least squares algorithm. Results are presented to demonstrate the application of the method in the design of both passive and active circuits.","PeriodicalId":437349,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 43rd IEEE Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (Cat.No.CH37144)","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2000-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"15","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Proceedings of the 43rd IEEE Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (Cat.No.CH37144)","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSCAS.2000.951605","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 15
Abstract
An approach is presented for the automated sizing of analog circuits based upon a combination of a genetic algorithm (GA) with a least squares (Gauss-Newton) gradient search. The method combines the global-search properties of the GA with the fast local convergence properties of the least squares method to produce a circuit design from random initial component values in a reduced time compared to the application of a direct GA method, or a restart least squares algorithm. Results are presented to demonstrate the application of the method in the design of both passive and active circuits.