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Layout Automation of Variable Gain Amplifier Circuit based on TCL Language

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Electronics and Communications Engineering

Abstract

This paper presents a method for automating the layout design of a variable gain amplifier (VGA) using the tool command language (TCL) scripting language.TCL automation involves writing scripts that automate tasks such as design synthesis, simulation, verification, and layout generation. The proposed method consists of two steps: firstly, generating a TCL script file that describes the desired layout, and then executing the TCL script to generate the layout. The TCL script is generated by a layout generator, which takes the specifications of the VGA as inputs and generates a TCL script that describes the layout in terms of TCL commands. The TCL script is then executed by a layout placer, which places the cells in the layout according to the instructions of the TCL script. The proposed method has been implemented and evaluated on a given VGA circuit. The results show that the proposed method can automate the layout design of VGA with high accuracy and efficiency.

DOI

10.21608/sej.2023.235841.1046

Keywords

Layout Automation, Analog Layout, TCL Scripting Language, Floor Planning

Authors

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Apodaif

MiddleName

Gamal

Affiliation

Electrical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Sohag University, 82524, Sohag, Egypt

Email

mahamadgamal51@gmail.com

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First Name

Ayad

Last Name

Shohdy

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-

Affiliation

Electrical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Sohag University, 82524, Sohag, Egypt

Email

ashohdy2007@eng.sohag.edu.eg

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Orcid

0000-0002-8953-218X

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Farghal

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Electrical Engineering Depatrtment, Faculty of Engineering, Sohag University 82524, Sohag, Egypt

Email

ahmed.farghal@eng.sohag.edu.eg

City

Sohag

Orcid

0000-0003-4814-8840

Volume

4

Article Issue

1

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46408

Issue Date

2024-03-01

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2023-09-11

Publish Date

2024-03-01

Page Start

87

Page End

99

Print ISSN

2735-5888

Online ISSN

2735-5896

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1,762

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Publication Title

Sohag Engineering Journal

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https://sej.journals.ekb.eg/

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Layout Automation of Variable Gain Amplifier Circuit based on TCL Language

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28 Dec 2024