PowerSynth 2: Automated Power Electronics Physical Design Synthesis With Custom and Heterogeneous Components

Abstract

Electronics Design Automation (EDA) has shown significant importance in the power electronics industry. As power electronic circuits become more complex, the traditional trial-and-error approach in physical design becomes less effective and time-consuming. Novel packaging technologies and intelligent physical design automation solutions are crucial to overcome these challenges and produce reliable solutions. PowerSynth 2 is an EDA tool for generating and optimizing power module layouts. To extend the layout synthesis capability beyond power modules, the layout engine needs to consider various custom components such as capacitors, inductors, and gate drivers. This research presents a novel framework for the layout synthesis process in PowerSynth 2 to allow importing user-defined components. The proposed algorithm can effectively generate a Power Electronics layout by introducing a hierarchical framework for custom components and pin pads. It will extend the physical design process to broader design types, such as converters and server boards. Examples of converter designs are tested, demonstrating the efficiency and scalability of the proposed design tools.