Architectural exploration for analog system synthesis

Since the newer generation of ASICs include larger analog content, and are increasingly mixed-signal in nature, it is imperative that novel design methodologies be developed to address the design of mixed analog-digital systems. While high-level synthesis has received significant attention in the digital domain, efforts are in the nascent stage for the analog domain. In this paper we explore analog system synthesis, and focus on the design space exploration and architecture selection process.