Generative AI for Analog Integrated Circuit Design: Methodologies and Applications
By Danial Noori Zadeh and Mohamed B. Elamien, McMaster University, Canada
Electronic Design Automation (EDA) in analog Integrated Circuits (ICs) has been the focus of extensive research; however, unlike its digital counterpart, it has not achieved widespread adoption. In this systematic review, we discuss recent contributions in the last five years, highlighting methods that address data scarcity, topology exploration, process-voltage-temperature (PVT) variations, and layout parasitics. Our goal is to support researchers new to this domain by creating a comprehensive collection of references and practical application guidelines. We provide a methodological review of state-of-the-art machine learning (ML) approaches, including graph neural networks (GNNs), large language models (LLMs), and variational autoencoders (VAEs), which have been successfully applied to analog circuit sizing tasks. To the best of authors’ knowledge, this is the first review to comprehensively explore the application of generative AI models in analog IC circuit design. We conclude that future research could focus on few-shot learning with domain-adaptation training of generative AI methods to simplify the design tasks such as human-tool interaction or guided design space exploration.
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