8 papers
LOADBench: A Large Open Analog Dataset and Benchmark for Machine Learning in IC Design
M. Leibl, F. Azevedo, S. Uhlich +7
Machine learning (ML) for analog IC design is constrained by limited open data and the absence of standardized evaluation: results reported in different papers are typically obtain…
Spicing up Genetic Netlist Generation with LLMs
Stefan Uhlich, Yağız Gençer, Andrea Bonetti +4
Analog circuit topology synthesis remains challenging because useful designs occupy a tiny fraction of a combinatorial search space, and small structural changes can induce highly…
SPECS: Speciated Evolutionary Circuit Synthesis
Yağız Gençer, Stefan Uhlich, Andrea Bonetti +3
We propose SPECS, a genetic algorithm for automated analog circuit synthesis with joint topology and sizing optimization. SPECS is inspired by NeuroEvolution of Augmenting Topologi…
Lighthouse RL: Sample-Efficient Circuit Optimization via Strategic Reset Points
Mustafa Emre Gürsoy, Stefan Uhlich, Ryoga Matsuo +6
In this paper, we introduce Lighthouse RL, a sample-efficient reinforcement learning (RL) approach for analog circuit sizing. Traditional methods lack generalization across differe…
GENIE-ASI: Generative Instruction and Executable Code for Analog Subcircuit Identification
Phuoc Pham, Arun Venkitaraman, Chia-Yu Hsieh +8
Analog subcircuit identification is a core task in analog design, essential for simulation, sizing, and layout. Traditional methods often require extensive human expertise, rule-ba…
Locality-aware Surrogates for Gradient-based Black-box Optimization
Ali Momeni, Stefan Uhlich, Arun Venkitaraman +5
In physics and engineering, many processes are modeled using non-differentiable black-box simulators, making the optimization of such functions particularly challenging. To address…
Schemato -- An LLM for Netlist-to-Schematic Conversion
Ryoga Matsuo, Stefan Uhlich, Arun Venkitaraman +7
Machine learning models are advancing circuit design, particularly in analog circuits. They typically generate netlists that lack human interpretability. This is a problem as human…
GraCo -- A Graph Composer for Integrated Circuits
Stefan Uhlich, Andrea Bonetti, Arun Venkitaraman +5
Designing integrated circuits involves substantial complexity, posing challenges in revealing its potential applications - from custom digital cells to analog circuits. Despite ext…