Affiliation:
1. Information Science Academy, China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, Beijing 100041, China
2. Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Large Scale Integrated Circuit Design, School of Electronic Information, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China
Abstract
Microstrip filters are widely used in high-frequency circuit design for signal frequency selection. However, designing these filters often requires extensive trial and error to achieve the desired performance metrics, leading to significant time costs. In this work, we propose an automated design flow for hairpin filters, a specific type of microstrip filter. We employ artificial neural network (ANN) modeling techniques to predict the circuit performance of hairpin filters, and leverage the efficiency of low-cost models to deploy reinforcement learning agents. Specifically, we use the proximal policy optimization (PPO) reinforcement learning algorithm to learn abstract design actions for the filters, allowing us to achieve automated optimization design. Through simulation results, we demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach. By optimizing the geometric dimensions, we significantly improve the performance metrics of hairpin filters, and the trained agent successfully meets our specified design goals within 5 to 15 design steps. This work serves as a conceptual validation attempt to apply reinforcement learning techniques and pre-trained ANN models to automate MMIC filter design. It exhibits clear advantages in terms of time-saving and performance efficiency when compared to other optimization algorithms.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Subject
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes,Computer Science Applications,Process Chemistry and Technology,General Engineering,Instrumentation,General Materials Science
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