Abstract: A system and method for designing an electrical component comprises a model extraction engine configured to generate a model based on a set of parameters, a simulator configured to simulate the generated model and measure performance, a rule-set usable to determine changes to the set of parameters, and an inference engine configured to change salience values of expert rules included in the rule set. The salience value determines when and if an expert rule is used to change the set of parameters. One or more microprocessors are configured to determine design characteristics of the electrical component by iteratively performing, until measured performance is within tolerance, the steps of generating a model based on an updated version of the set of parameters, simulating the generated model, measuring performance of the generated model, and updating the set of parameters using the rule-set if the measured performance is not within the predefined tolerance.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for designing an electrical component including a processor and a user interface, enabling a user to input a desired characteristic of the electrical component, such as inductance or quality factor at an operating frequency for an integrated spiral inductor.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for designing an electrical component including a processor and a user interface, enabling a user to input a desired characteristic of the electrical component, such as inductance or quality factor at an operating frequency for an integrated spiral inductor.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for designing an electrical component including a processor and a user interface, enabling a user to input a desired characteristic of the electrical component, such as inductance or quality factor at an operating frequency for an integrated spiral inductor.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for designing an electrical component in an integrated circuit, the apparatus comprising a processor, a user interface, and memory for storing data, the interface enabling a user to input a desired characteristic of the electrical component, such as inductance L or quality factor Q at an operating frequency f for an integrated spiral inductor, and the processor being adapted to determine sufficient optimal characteristics of the electrical component to define the electrical component for fabrication in the integrated circuit, the processor being adapted to combine the user desired characteristic with other preset characteristics of the electrical component or the integrated circuit, to define a first model of the electrical component, to simulate the model having the combined characteristics to determine performance, and to draw on a rule-set of expert knowledge relating to the general dependency of at least one design criterion, such as a physical, geometrical or performance characterist