102 Copyright © 2015, IGI Global. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written permission of IGI Global is prohibited. Chapter 5 Enhancing an Automatic Analog IC Design Flow by Using a Technology- Independent Module Generator ABSTRACT This chapter presents a new methodology to enhance the optimization process of an analog integrated circuit synthesis tool, AIDA-C, by taking into account the foorplan of the circuit. The addition of the new Analog Module Generator (AMG) in the AIDA framework creates the possibility to efciently explore the circuit foorplan during the optimization process and to improve the quality of the fnal foorplan by adding complex device structures enhancing the layout matching, symmetry, and routing, reducing some of the non-idealities to which analog integrated circuits are so sensitive. The performance enhancement attained with AMG is demonstrated using a well-known benchmark circuit, optimized by AIDA-C with and without taking into account AMG’s complex structures in the evaluation of the circuit’s foorplan. António Canelas Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal & Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal Ricardo Martins Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal & Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal Ricardo Póvoa Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal & Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal Nuno Lourenço Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal & Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal Jorge Guilherme Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal & Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Portugal Nuno Horta Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal & Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6627-6.ch005