The image shows an ultra-low-power sensor front end on a mainboard for characterisation as an example of the implementation of the Expert Design Plan presented in the contribution. Photograph: IMMS.

SMACD 2025

Date, Type of contribution, Location:

07 July 2025–10 July 2025,Talk,Istanbul

Title:

Application of the Expert Design Plan Methodology on an Ultra-Low-Power Sensor Frontend

Authors:

Lorenz Renner (1), Ralf Sommer (1,2), Yannick Uhlmann (3)

(1) IMMS Institut für Mikroelektronik- und Mechatronik-Systeme gemeinnützige GmbH (IMMS GmbH)

(2) Technische Universität Ilmenau

(3) Reutlingen University, Electronics & Drives

Event:

International Conference on Synthesis, Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Methods, and Applications to Circuit Design

Further information:

https://smacd-conference.org

Abstract

The design of analog integrated circuits has long been reliant on manual processes that heavily depend on the expertise of individual designers. To address this, the Expert Design Plan (EDP) concept introduces a structured, automation-driven methodology that formalizes knowledge-based strategies into reusable, parameterizable scripts attached to the Cadence design environment. This paper presents the implementation of an EDP for an operational amplifier as part of an ultralow-power sensor frontend enabling automated circuit sizing, simulation, and optimization.

A small circuit board with an encapsulated chip that is inserted into a large circuit board at a 90-degree angle.

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Close-up of a milling machine to which an approximately 2 x 2 cm small wireless circuit board with sensors and an illuminated LED is held.

Project

HoLoDEC

IMMS researches ultra-low-power architectures (ULP) and circuit concepts as well as energy-efficient edge-AI systems with overall system energy…

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Core topic

AI-based design and test automation

We are researching to use AI to make the development process of integrated sensor systems safer and more cost-effective. AI can help developers in the process to avoid errors and apply informal knowledge in an automated way.

Research field

Integrated sensor systems

Here we investigate miniaturised systems manufactured in semiconductor technology consisting of microelectronic components for sensors applications, as well as methods to design these highly complex systems efficiently and safely.

Research field

Smart distributed measurement and test systems

Integrated sensor ICs are the heart of sensor and measurement systems like wireless sensors, stationary or handheld devices. We are researching solutions for ever more powerful sensors with more intrinsic intelligence and task allocation in the network.

Core topic

ULP sensor systems

We research and develop ultra-low-power (ULP) sensor systems that require very little power and have integrated energy management components. Our goal is to use them to open up new applications for the Internet of Things.

Contact

Dipl.-Hdl. Dipl.-Des. Beate Hövelmans

Head of Corporate Communications

beate.hoevelmans(at)imms.de+49 (0) 3677 874 93 13

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