Automatic evolution of mixed analog and digital electronic circuits
US6995702B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 2, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06N3/004
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for evolving electronic circuits based on defined rules. A first approach uses a network of nodes having established topological and behavioral relationships amongst themselves. An A/D converter is developed using this approach. A second approach employs software agents to create signal filters. The software agents are allowed to evolve in signal parameter space so as to match a reference signal, subject to established evolutionary rules and parameter space constraints. Narrowband and a low-pass filters can be formed using such agents.
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