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DESCRIPTION:This is a group webinar watch event hosted by the K-W Chapter o
 f the Solid-State Circuits Society. All interested professionals\, faculty
  and students are welcome to attend. Light refershments will be available.
 \n\nAbstract:\n\nWith the rapid rise of AI in various fields\, we naturall
 y wonder whether it can help or even replace analog designers. We first po
 nder a general question: how can AI become a competent analog designer? We
  postulate that AI must climb a five-level pyramid. At the foundation\, AI
  must analyze circuits correctly. This ability appears to be maturing in s
 ome AI tools\, especially if it simply requires writing and solving equati
 ons. The second level relates to intuition: can AI understand a structure 
 well enough to predict its behavior as we vary certain parameters? Possess
 ed by good analog engineers\, this key skill guides the design process\, d
 istinguishing them from “SPICE monkeys.”\n\nAt the third level\, AI mu
 st be able to design a given circuit topology according to certain specifi
 cations. The task of training AI for this purpose presents formidable chal
 lenges. The fourth level extends this ability to multiple topologies for t
 he same function\, seeking a global optimum. The fifth level of the pyrami
 d calls for innovation in circuits\, in a manner similar to what humans ha
 ve done for a century.\n\nIn this presentation\, we evaluate the present c
 apabilities of AI and probe its conceptual understanding beyond what it ca
 n find online. We begin with analysis questions and then extend our effort
  toward circuit design.\n\nSpeaker(s): Professor Behzad Razavi\, \n\nRoom:
  4128 and 4106\, Bldg: E5\, University of Waterloo\, 200 University Ave. W
 \, Waterloo\, Ontario\, Canada
LOCATION:Room: 4128 and 4106\, Bldg: E5\, University of Waterloo\, 200 Univ
 ersity Ave. W\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, Canada
ORGANIZER:jrlong@uwaterloo.ca
SEQUENCE:45
SUMMARY:Will AI Replace Analog Designers? (a group webinar watch event)
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/569349
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 is a group webinar watch event hosted by the K-W Chapter of the Solid-Stat
 e Circuits Society. All interested professionals\, faculty and students ar
 e welcome to attend. Light refershments will be available.</div>\n<div dat
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 MessageBody">Abstract:</div>\n<div data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">&nbs
 p\;</div>\n<div data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">With the rapid rise of 
 AI in various fields\, we naturally wonder whether it can help or even rep
 lace analog designers. We first ponder a general question: how can AI beco
 me a competent analog designer? We postulate that AI must climb a five-lev
 el pyramid. At the foundation\, AI must analyze circuits correctly. This a
 bility appears to be maturing in some AI tools\, especially if it simply r
 equires writing and solving equations. The second level relates to intuiti
 on: can AI understand a structure well enough to predict its behavior as w
 e vary certain parameters? Possessed by good analog engineers\, this key s
 kill guides the design process\, distinguishing them from &ldquo\;SPICE mo
 nkeys.&rdquo\;</div>\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n<div>At the third level\, AI mus
 t be able to design a given circuit topology according to certain specific
 ations. The task of training AI for this purpose presents formidable chall
 enges. The fourth level extends this ability to multiple topologies for th
 e same function\, seeking a global optimum. The fifth level of the pyramid
  calls for innovation in circuits\, in a manner similar to what humans hav
 e done for a century.</div>\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n<div>In this presentation
 \, we evaluate the present capabilities of AI and probe its conceptual und
 erstanding beyond what it can find online. We begin with analysis question
 s and then extend our effort toward circuit design.</div>
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