From Design Intent to Layout: LLM-Enhanced Performance-Driven Analog Design Automation

This talk marks the beginning of a series of four talks co-hosted by the University of Ulm, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Maurits Ortmanns, and the IEEE SSCS Germany Chapter. We cordially invite you to join us for this inaugural event and contribute to the success of this distinguished lecture series. We look forward to your participation and insightful discussions. Abstract: Traditional analog circuit design relies heavily on manual interventions across topology, sizing, and layout, with prior automation addressing stages in isolation. In this talk, I will present an LLM-enhanced, performance-driven framework that bridges high-level design intent to final layout by actively managing cross-stage dependencies through guided topology synthesis, substructure-aware sizing, and constraint-driven layout generation. This shifts automation from algorithm-centric execution to intent-centric co-design, reducing turnaround time from days or weeks to hours while improving design performance. I will further discuss our recent progress toward agentic analog design, where LLM agents internalize design principles, make strategy-level decisions, and collaborate with designers as informed co-design partners.