EDN

An introduction to analog circuit design* Part 1: Transistors and Elementary Circuits

Modern circuit design is a “mixed signal” endeavor thanks to the availability of sophisticated process technologies that make available bipolar and CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor), ...
Nature

Analog Circuit Design Using MOS Transistors

Analog circuit design using MOS transistors represents a dynamic and rapidly evolving field that is integral to modern electronics. Exploiting the inherent advantages of MOS technology—such as ...
Design-Reuse

The Challenges and Benefits of Analog/Mixed-Signal and RF System Verification above the Transistor Level

Abstract— Today’s on-chip Analog/Mixed-Signal and RF (A/RF) systems have reached a limit of size and complexity where transistor-level SPICE and FastSPICE simulation approaches cannot deliver a ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Transistor-Level Verification Returns

Technologies that had become specialist tools are moving back into mainstream usage; shift left is not just about doing things earlier in the flow. A few decades ago, all designers did ...
EDN

Efficient simulation and validation for mixed-signal SOCs

The IC-design groups tackling complex digital-IC projects often have problems attaining complete system coverage of their designs. But when they add analog content into their designs, attaining ...
Design-Reuse

How Verilog-AMS accelerates transistor modeling

Before circuit design can begin on any advanced semiconductor manufacturing process, the electrical behavior of the devices — transistors, diodes, resistors — must be described accurately in so-called ...
Tech Xplore on MSN

Back to the future: Is light-speed analog computing on the horizon?

Scientists have achieved a breakthrough in analog computing, developing a programmable electronic circuit that harnesses the ...
Electronic Design

How to Design a Chip for Under $1,000 (Part 1): Book Recommendations

In the first of a multi-part series on how to design a custom chip for under $1,000, our Analog Editor gets you started with a Magnificent 7 list of textbooks. TinyTapeout offers a course that ...
Electronic Design

Low-Power Analog Interface Circuit Design Techniques For SoCs

This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. The quest for power reduction in electronic circuits is one of the main drivers of circuit design innovation. Recently, ...
Radio World

Software to Design Circuits and PCBs

Even in today’s digital, IT-intensive radio plant, there is still a need to design and build one-of-a-kind electronic circuits. Simple devices such as digital tone generators and small distribution ...
Business Wire

Magma Acquires ACAD, Introduces FineSim Pro Circuit Simulator; Full-Chip, Tri-Mode Circuit Simulator Enables Simulation of Entire Mixed-Signal SoCs at Transistor Level

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 2006--Magma(R) Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq:LAVA), a provider of semiconductor design software, today announced the availability of FineSim(R) Pro, the ...
Purdue University

New transistor design disguises key computer chip hardware from hackers

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A hacker can reproduce a circuit on a chip by discovering what key transistors are doing in a circuit – but not if the transistor “type” is undetectable. Purdue University ...