Tool and Method for Refining A Circuit Including Parametric Analog Elements
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Abstract
A method is provided for designing and implementing a circuit comprising an integrated circuit (IC) including a number of analog and digital circuit elements for which operating parameters can be set. In one embodiment the method includes entering in a circuit design tool embodied in a computer readable medium on a server specified requirements for a circuit, the specified requirements including physical properties to be sensed by the circuit. The circuit is automatically modeled by the circuit design tool based on the specified requirements and resources available on the IC, the modeling including translating the specified requirements into parameter settings of the number of the analog and digital circuit elements. The circuit is then built, the building including setting parameters of at least one of the analog and digital circuit elements of the IC using the circuit design tool based on the modeling of the circuit.
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40 Claims
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21. A method comprising:
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receiving in a circuit design tool embodied in a computer readable medium on a server specified requirements for a circuit, the specified requirements including physical properties to be sensed by the circuit; automatically modeling the circuit using the circuit design tool based on the specified requirements and resources available on an integrated circuit (IC) including a number of analog and digital circuit elements for which operating parameters can be set, wherein automatically modeling the circuit includes translating the specified requirements into parameter settings of the number of the analog and digital circuit elements; and building the circuit, wherein building the circuit includes setting parameters of at least one of the analog and digital circuit elements of the IC using the circuit design tool based on the modeling of the circuit. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method comprising:
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receiving in a circuit design tool embodied in a computer readable medium on a server specified requirements for a circuit through a client computer coupled to the server, the specified requirements including physical properties to be measured by the circuit; automatically modeling the circuit using the circuit design tool based on the specified requirements of the circuit and resources available on an integrated circuit (IC); simulating operation of the modeled circuit using simulated inputs; and building the circuit based on the modeled circuit and including the IC, wherein resources available on the IC include analog and digital circuit elements for which operating parameters can be set, and wherein building the circuit comprises coupling the parameterizable IC to the circuit design tool and setting parameters of at least one of the analog and digital circuit elements. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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33. A method comprising:
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executing a circuit design tool embodied in a computer readable medium on a server; receiving in the circuit design tool through a client computer coupled to the server specified requirements for a circuit from a user, the specified requirements including at least a first measurement type to be made of a physical property by the circuit; displaying to the user one or more external sensors for sensing the physical property and receiving from the user a selected sensor; automatically modeling the circuit using the circuit design tool, the circuit including the selected sensor and an integrated circuit (IC) including a number of analog and digital circuit elements for which operating parameters can be set by the circuit design tool; simulating operation of the circuit as modeled using the circuit design tool to determine whether the circuit as modeled satisfies the specified requirements; coupling the IC to the client computer, and downloading parametric data to set operating parameters of the analog and digital circuit elements; and testing the circuit using simulated sensor signals provided by the circuit design tool through the client computer to determine whether the circuit satisfies the specified requirements. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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