One Approach to Optimizing Electronic Circuits Based on a Generalized Methodology

The design process of the analog circuit is formulated based on the optimal control theory. A specialcontrol vector is defined to redistribute the computational costs between the circuit analysis and parametricoptimization. This redistribution permits the minimization of a computer time. The problem of theminimal-time circuit design can be formulated in this case as a classical problem of the optimal control forsome functional minimization. The fundamental difference between this new approach and the previouslydeveloped generalized methodology is a higher level of generalization. In this case, the structural basis ofvarious design strategies turns out to be more complete, and this circumstance makes it possible to obtain agreater amount of machine time gain. Numerical results demonstrate the effectiveness and prospects of theproposed approach.