Compositional neural-network modeling of complex analog circuits
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Author(s)
Hasani, R
Haerle, D
Baumgartner, C
Lomuscio, AR
Grosu, R
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
We introduce CompNN, a compositional method for the construction of a neural-network (NN) capturing the dynamic behavior of a complex analog multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system. CompNN first learns for each input/output pair (i, j), a small-sized nonlinear auto-regressive neural network with exogenous input (NARX) representing the transfer-function h ij . The training dataset is generated by varying input i of the MIMO, only. Then, for each output j, the transfer functions h ij are combined by a time-delayed neural network (TDNN) layer, f j . The training dataset for f j is generated by varying all MIMO inputs. The final output is f = (f 1 , ..., f n ). The NNs parameters are learned using Levenberg-Marquardt back-propagation algorithm. We apply CompNN to learn an NN abstraction of a CMOS band-gap voltage-reference circuit (BGR). First, we learn the NARX NNs corresponding to trimming, load-jump and line-jump responses of the circuit. Then, we recompose the outputs by training the second layer TDNN structure. We demonstrate the performance of our learned NN in the transient simulation of the BGR by reducing the simulation-time by a factor of 17 compared to the transistor-level simulations. CompNN allows us to map particular parts of the NN to specific behavioral features of the BGR. To the best of our knowledge, CompNN is the first method to learn the NN of an analog integrated circuit (MIMO system) in a compositional fashion.
Date Issued
2017-07-03
Date Acceptance
2017-03-01
Citation
IEEE Proceedings, 2017, pp.2235-2242
Publisher
IEEE
Start Page
2235
End Page
2242
Journal / Book Title
IEEE Proceedings
Copyright Statement
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Source
Proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Neural Networks
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Computer Science
Engineering
AMS
Publication Status
Published
Start Date
2017-05-14
Finish Date
2017-05-19
Coverage Spatial
Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Date Publish Online
2017-07-03