User Guide

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8 Tutorial: Usin
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Constrained Optimization (MOS Amplifier)
Performin
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Optimization
You are now ready to run the optimization.
To optimize the amplifier desi
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1
From the Tune menu, select Update Performance to
calculate initial performance. The results are as shown in
Figure 7-2.
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Updated Performance Values for the Amplifier
Example
2
From the Tune menu, select Update Derivatives to compute
the partial derivatives of each goal and constraint with
respect to each parameter.
3
Display the derivatives:
a
From the Tune menu, select Show Derivatives.
b
Click Close, when finished.
4
From the Tune menu, select Auto and click Start to start the
optimization.