论文标题
ALIGN：一种自动模拟布局的系统
ALIGN: A System for Automating Analog Layout
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论文摘要
Align（“模拟布局，网络名单智能生成”）是用于模拟电路的开源自动布局生成流。 Align将输入Spice Netlist转换为一组设计规则所指定的特定于给定技术的输出GDSII布局。该流程首先自动检测到电路网列中的层次结构，并将布局合成转换为层次块组件的问题。在最低级别，使用设计规则的抽象生成参数化的单元格；然后将这些块在几何和电限制下组装，以构建电路布局。 Align已应用于为各种模拟电路系列的布局生成布局：低频模拟块，有线电路，无线电路和电动电路。
ALIGN ("Analog Layout, Intelligently Generated from Netlists") is an open-source automatic layout generation flow for analog circuits. ALIGN translates an input SPICE netlist to an output GDSII layout, specific to a given technology, as specified by a set of design rules. The flow first automatically detects hierarchies in the circuit netlist and translates layout synthesis to a problem of hierarchical block assembly. At the lowest level, parameterized cells are generated using an abstraction of the design rules; these blocks are then assembled under geometric and electrical constraints to build the circuit layout. ALIGN has been applied to generate layouts for a diverse set of analog circuit families: low frequency analog blocks, wireline circuits, wireless circuits, and power delivery circuits.
