Graph-Based Symbolic Technique and Its Application in the Frequency Response Bound Analysis of Analog Integrated Circuits

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</svg> comparison among DDD [<a href="/journals/tswj/2014/202371/#B3">3</a>] (dashed), HSPICE (dots), and our graph-based symbolic technique (solid) for the differential pair topology.</table>

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Figure 4: Graph-Based Symbolic Technique and Its Application in the Frequency Response Bound Analysis of Analog Integrated Circuits 