Engineering design problems are often multi-objective in nature, which means trade-offs are
required between conflicting objectives. In this study, we examine the multi-objective …

Swarm intelligence (SI) techniques are more and more used by analog designers in order to
optimally size their circuits/systems' performances. A particular interest is accorded to the …

Abstract The Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) algorithm is used as a multi-objective
optimization technique to size a most popular analog circuit, the CMOS operational amplifier …

This paper presents the application of two swarm intelligence techniques, multi-objective
artificial bee colony (MOABC) and multi-objective particle swarm optimization (MOPSO), to …

Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) technique is more and more used by engineers and
designers in order to optimally size their circuits/systems' performances. Despite the fact that …

The field of metaheuristics based on swarm intelligence (SI) techniques, for the application
to analog design optimization is a rapidly growing domain of research. This is due to the …

This paper presents a novel technique named the Shrinking Circles to enhance the
performance of optimization algorithms embedded in automated sizing tools of analog ICs …

Sizing analog circuits is a complicated and delicate process activity and time consuming
task in the entire design, generally based on the experience of the designer. Ant Colony …

In analog filter design, discrete components values such as resistors (R) and capacitors (C)
are selected from the series following constant values chosen. Exhaustive search on all …

Sizing analog, mixed-signal, and particularly radio-frequency circuits generally relies on the
experience of the designer. Metaheuristics have been recently proposed, and it has been …