692578 event 1789237178 1789237252 <![CDATA[Ph.D. Proposal Oral Exam - Praveen Raj Ayyappan]]> Title:  A Systematic Design Framework for Implementing Analog Computing Systems Across Planar and FinFET CMOS Nodes

Committee: 

Dr. Hasler, Advisor         

Dr. Chatterjee, Chair

Dr. Sathe

]]> The objective of the proposed research is to create a robust framework for building large-scale analog computing systems and verify it experimentally across various process nodes. The end of Dennard’s law and the current slowdown in transistor scaling have created a power wall in digital computing, where performance gains are hindered by rising power consumption. This ultimately creates demand for innovative and efficient computing paradigms. Analog computing has shown great promise for low-power and energy-efficient computing, particularly in edge applications. However, large-scale demonstrations of these concepts remain limited due to the absence of a standardized design framework, unlike the well-established methodologies in digital computing. This work develops analog standard cells across various process nodes, extends analog synthesis tools to 16nm, and demonstrates several analog computing systems in both 16nm and 350nm process nodes. By utilizing analog standard cells and synthesis concepts, this framework enables designers without specialized analog circuit knowledge to build efficient analog computing systems. By replacing manual design methods, it accelerates the design process similar to digital design frameworks.

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