PowerDesign
Introduction
PowerDesign is an Xwindows-based interface program
that may be used to design operation amplifiers.
The software features a spreadsheet-like window where amplifier
specifications may be entered. The same window also displays
calculated estimates of the op amp performance. HSpice may be
initiated from the program in order to verify results (the
simulated results are shown next to the calculated ones).
PowerDesign generates a Spice netlist for the amplifier,
plus a set of BALLISTIC layout parameters which can be
used in conjunction with the BALLISTIC layout package
to generate a VLSI representation of the amplifier.
Please visit the BALLISTIC
web pages for more details about the layout aspect of this research project.
Downloading PowerDesign
PowerDesign is available via this web page by clicking
here.
Please note that the software is compatible only with Unix-based
computers running Xwindows.
The Interface
The Tcl/Tk windows toolkit was used to develop PowerDesign. Some
sample screen shots are shown below ...
The main title window:
(an amplifier topology is selected here starting the spreadsheet below)
The spreadsheet interface window:
(specifications are entered here and performance estimates are calculated)
The Authors
Sepideh Rezania was the
primary researcher behind PowerDesign.
She developed the equations used to characterize each amplifier
design and coded the Tcl/Tk interface with the assistance of Rasul Ahmadi.
Further contributions were provided by members of the Analog Electronics
Group, including Professor Kenneth Martin,
Ralph Duncan, and
Steve Jantzi.
Comments and Email
Please send questions, comments, and suggestions about PowerDesign
to the authors or the following ...
Email: gdt@eecg.toronto.edu
Thank-you.
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Last updated September 1996
Web pages by Bryn R. Owen