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Basic Concepts and Background

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Automated Design of Analog and High-frequency Circuits

Part of the book series: Studies in Computational Intelligence ((SCI,volume 501))

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Chapter 1 provides the basic concepts and background in both computational intelligence and EDA fields. Their relationships are discussed and the challenging problems which will be addressed in this book are introduced.

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  1. Department of Computing, Glyndwr University, Mold Road, Wrexham, Wales, LL11 2AW, UK

    Bo Liu

  2. Department of Elektrotechniek ESAT-MICAS, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 10, B3001, Leuven, Belgium

    Georges Gielen

  3. IMSE-CNM, Universidad de Sevilla and CSIC, Avda. Americo Vespucio s/n, esq. Leonardo da Vinci Isla de l, E-41092, Sevilla, Spain

    Francisco V. Fernández

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Liu, B., Gielen, G., Fernández, F.V. (2014). Basic Concepts and Background. In: Automated Design of Analog and High-frequency Circuits. Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 501. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39162-0_1

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