Table 5 Design centering results for Circuit II (Fig. 5(b)).

From: Rapid yield optimization of miniaturized microwave passives by response features and variable-fidelity EM simulations

Optimization algorithm

Initial yield

Optimized yield

CPU cost$

Estimated by surrogate model (%)

EM-based (%)

Estimated by surrogate model (%)

EM-based (%)

Reference algorithm 1

82

77

93

88

800

Reference algorithm 2

76

77

94

93

320

Reference algorithm 3

79

77

92

93

112

Reference algorithm 4

79

77

90

92

37

This work (“Yield optimization of microwave passives using multi-fidelity response features” section)

79

77

94

92

23.1#

  1. $Optimization cost in number of EM simulations of the considered circuit.
  2. #Equivalent number of high-fidelity EM simulations (actual number of analyzes was 7 high-fidelity and 44 low-fidelity).
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