In order to truly unleash the productivity benefits offered by programmatic approaches to analog / custom circuit design, the analog designers themselves (as well as their managers) will need to not only be convinced that they should take this kind of approach, but in many cases, learn an entirely new set of skills, techniques, and approaches. In this talk, I will therefore offer perspectives gained through both industry and academia on how this seemingly obvious statement has and/or should drive the development/features of the frameworks/methodologies themselves, why I believe this drives us towards generator-based approaches as opposed to automation in the traditional sense, and some key next steps / objectives for the community.

Turning Analog Designers into Analog Generator Writers (and Users)

**Tuesday, September 21st**

**Session Chairs**: Mirjana Videnovic-Misic and Thomas Brandtner *Infineon*

Over the past ten years there has been growing interest in generator-based circuit design, in context of both analog and digital designs. Analog generators have been considered for ages, but is it different this time? In this workshop we address recent progress of “programmatic analog IC design”. The workshop covers not only recent examples on analog generator-based design, but also presents various methodologies that utilize generic programming languages towards analog IC design. That enables algorithmic design optimization and the control of traditional design and verification flows and tools to fully exploit the power of collaborative methodologies, widely used in software development. The programmatic approach in IC hardware design also raises questions related to enabling and managing collaborative development and open licensing of hardware. This design paradigm requires new skills of IC designers and will drastically alter their education framework. These and other questions will be discussed during the two live event sessions: Q&A and Panel Discussion.

8. Programmatic Analog IC design: Back to the Future?

technical paper

The aim of ESSCIRC and ESSDERC is to provide an annual European forum for the presentation and discussion of recent advances in solid-state devices and circuits.
The level of integration for system-on-chip design is rapidly increasing.

This is made available by advances in semiconductor technology. Therefore, more than ever before, a deeper interaction among technologists, device experts, IC designers, and system designers is necessary. ESSCIRC and ESSDERC are governed by a common Steering Committee and share Plenary Keynote Presentations and Joint Sessions bridging both device and circuit communities.

Highlights:
* 3 joint keynote presentations
* 3 keynote presentations ESSCIRC
* 3 keynote presentations ESSDERC
* Invited papers with overall coverage of all aspects of advanced devices and circuits
* Presentation of IEEE and ESSCIRC/ESSDERC Awards
* Educational Events

JOINT PLENARY talks live broadcast: September 13, 2021<br>
ESSCIRC and ESSDERC KEYNOTE talks live broadcast: September 15, 2021<br>
LIVE Q&A INTERACTIVE sessions for all Conference Technical sessions: September 14 – 16 – 17, 2021<br>
LIVE Q&A INTERACTIVE sessions for all Educational Events: September 20-21-22, 2021<br>
(on demand videos available from September 6 until November 30, 2021)

**Please see here for the [ESSCIRC Guide](https://drive.google.com/file/d/10dghzuv4aQBty4QfTIY9Q8hXyqsue8Le/view?usp=sharing), [ESSDERC Guide](https://drive.google.com/file/d/10dx9y2tm9cHPDa4upNUYjfXCf44aPry5/view?usp=sharing), and the [Program at a Glance](https://drive.google.com/file/d/10eU0OLTXEpiNzI5hkqv4mSr43T8cedPP/view?usp=sharing)**

Please register for educational events at the following link: https://www.registerme.eu/event/esscirc-essderc-2021/

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