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Synthesis of analog circuits using a blackboard approach

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IEA/AIE '90: Proceedings of the 3rd international conference on Industrial and engineering applications of artificial intelligence and expert systems - Volume 1

Pages 114 - 122

https://doi.org/10.1145/98784.98805

Published: 01 June 1990 Publication History

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A novel approach to the design automation of analog circuits is presented. The prototype implementation -OASE- has been realized as a set of cooperating expert systems with blackboard architectures. The circuit specific knowledge bases use hybrid representation schemes and are strictly separated from the execution engine. This alleviates the knowledge acquisition process as well as the extension and maintenance of existing knowledge. OASE has been developed as a design assistant, providing a hierarchical design style and fully embedded standard algorithmic tools.

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Kokozinski RHosticka BKlinke R(1994)Rule-based adaptive configuration selection for analog design systemsAnalog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing10.1007/BF012726465:2(111-119)Online publication date: 1-Mar-1994
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Milzner KLeifhelm B(1992)Learning by observation and active experimentation in a knowledge based CAD-environmentCompEuro 1992 Proceedings Computer Systems and Software Engineering10.1109/CMPEUR.1992.218446(424-429)Online publication date: 1992
https://doi.org/10.1109/CMPEUR.1992.218446
Milzner KBrockherde W(1991)SILAS: a knowledge-based simulation assistantIEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits10.1109/4.7501026:3(310-318)Online publication date: Mar-1991
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Milzner K(1991)An analog circuit design environment based on cooperating blackboard systemsApplied Intelligence10.1007/BF001189961:3(179-194)Online publication date: Nov-1991
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Milzner KKrohm F(1990)A knowledge based simulation environmentIEEE Proceedings of the Custom Integrated Circuits Conference10.1109/CICC.1990.124707(10.6/1-10.6/4)Online publication date: 1990
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Hoffmann KMertens MMilzner KBrockherde WHess GKlinke RKrohm F(1990)OASE: A Knowledge Based Environment for Analog Circuit DesignRechnergestützter Entwurf und Architektur mikroelektronischer Systeme10.1007/978-3-642-84304-4_14(157-168)Online publication date: 1990
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