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Artificial intelligence in analogue circuit design
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Abstract
Analog circuit design plays an integral part in modern society; however, traditional approaches often fall short in terms of efficiency and effectiveness. This paper explores the application and challenges presented by artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in analog circuit design. The objective of this paper was to evaluate the capacity of artificial intelligence technologies such as machine learning, deep learning and reinforcement learning to advance circuit modeling, optimization and layout design processes. A comprehensive literature review and analysis were performed. The study finds that while AI can make significant contributions to circuit design, several challenges must first be overcome. These include data scarcity for training AI models and the opaque nature of AI decisions which prevent their widespread acceptance. Finally, future research directions such as creating synthetic data or developing more interpretable AI models were identified as potential future research avenues.
Keywords
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Analog Circuit Design, Machine Learning (ML), Deep Learning (DL), Circuit Modeling
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Chen,A. (2024). Artificial intelligence in analogue circuit design. Applied and Computational Engineering,48,181-185.
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