ML & AI Applications in Automated Integrated Circuit Design and Optimization

 

 

ML & AI Analog Circuit Implementetions

Circuits and Systems for Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence applications. Development of ASIC design and architectures for Machine Learning algorithms implementation and Analog computing. Focused on Ultra-Low power implementations based on sub-threshold region techniques. ASIC design and architectures for high-speed and/or high-energy-efficient computing. 

 

Relevant Publications

M. Gourdouparis, V. Alimisis, C. Dimas, P.P. Sotiriadis, "An ultra-low power, ± 0.3 V supply, fully-tunable Gaussian function circuit architecture for radial-basis functions analog hardware implementation", AEÜ - International Journal of Electronics and Communications, 2021.

V. Alimisis, M. Gourdouparis, C. Dimas, P.P Sotiriadis, "A 0.6V, 3.3nW , Adjustable Gaussian Circuit for Tunable Kernel Functions", IEEE Symposium on Integrated Circuits and Systems Design (SBCCI), Brazil, 2021.

V. Alimisis, M. Gourdouparis, C. Dimas, P.P Sotiriadis, "Ultra-Low Power, Low-Voltage, Fully-Tunable, Bulk-Controlled Bump Circuit", IEEE International Conference on Modern Circuits and Systems Technologies, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2021.

 

 

 


 

Automated Design, Optimization and Technology Node Migration

Investigation of methodologies for automatic sizing of analog Integrated Circuits. Development of in-house tools for optimizing, migrating and modeling analog circuits using off-the-shelf commercial simulators for evaluation. Custom optimization algorithm development targeting the aforementioned applications.

 

Relevant Publications

Konstantinos Touloupas, Nikos Chouridis, Paul P. Sotiriadis "Local Bayesian Optimization For Analog Circuit Sizing", 58th Annual Design Automation Conference. 2021.

Kostas Touloupas, Paul P. Sotiriadis, "Analog and RF Circuit Constrained Optimization Using Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms", 12th IEEE Latin America Symposium on Circuits and System (LASCAS), 2021.

M-E. Plagaki, K. Touloupas, P.P. Sotiriadis, "Multi-Objective Optimization Methods for CMOS LC-VCO Design", IEEE International Conference on Modern Circuits and Systems Technologies, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2021.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research Directions