| The future of mixed-signal design
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2000-02-01 |
| I hear two contradictory things regarding mixed-signal IC design. One set of voices says the systems-on-chip (SoC) of the future will be large mixed-signal systems, and the proportion of these being built will double from about 33 percent currently to 66 percent by 2005. The other set of voices says everything will be big digital chips constructed in ever-deeper submicron CMOS, in that the ASICs of the future will use as many 15 million logic gates, but that the analog and mixed-signal circuitry will be left off-chip |
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Debugging with high-bandwidth mixed-signal oscilloscopes
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2009-12-10 |
| This article highlights a few of the challenges and how mixed-signal oscilloscope (MSO) can overcome these challenges |
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| Mixed-signal simulation in design, verification
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2005-07-01 |
| Find out how the Virtuoso AMS Designer solution simulates mixed-signal chips throughout design and verification |
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| Debug MCU design with mixed-signal 'scope
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2006-05-16 |
| Discover how a mixed-signal oscilloscope can be used to turn on and debug embedded designs based on an MCU or DSP |
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| Partitioning and laying out mixed-signal PCBs
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2001-09-16 |
| Component placement and partitioning, combined with routing discipline, are the keys to success in laying out a mixed-signal PCB?ot the isolation of the ground planes |
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| Mixed-signal test strategies for embedded apps
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2002-04-16 |
| Learn the basic building blocks of semiconductor mixed signal test techniques, as well as a practical systematic approach to mixed signal testing |
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| Perform assertion-based verification in mixed-signal design
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2011-11-03 |
| Understand how assertion-based verification can address the challenges in analog/mixed-signal verification |
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| Analog, mixed-signal design flow found wanting
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2001-06-16 |
| Different views cloud the current analog/mixed-signal design flow issue and should stop concentrating on the problem but find a lasting solution for the industry to further prosper |
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| Designing programmable-architecture, mixed-signal circuits
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1999-06-01 |
| With the availability of package-level product programmability, hardware components can be modified just days before shipment. In addition, the programmed devices are immediately available in production volumes required for the computer and communications market. |
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| Simulators shred the limits of mixed-signal design
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2004-06-16 |
| Under pressure from 90nm processes and rising clock frequencies, analog/digital SoC tools have stepped up to meet engineers' needs. |
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| Laying out mixed-signal designs
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2000-10-01 |
| Place and route are critical when analog and digital signals have to live on the same real estate. |
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| Flash-Based Ultra Low Power Mixed-Signal Compact System Designs
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2001-03-30 |
| This paper describes the many design challenges faced by engineers in designing handheld or battery-powered compact systems. It also discusses how these challenges can be met by low-power, Flash-based RISC type microprocessors. |
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| Temperature-aware design of mixed-signal chips
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2006-04-17 |
| A detailed 3D temperature analysis helps designers and architects better understand temperature gradients across the chip and how those gradients affect chip performance. |
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| The art of capacitive touch sensing
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2006-07-17 |
| Touch sensors have been around for years. But recent advances in mixed-signal programmable devices are making capacitance-based touch sensors a practical and value-added alternative to mechanical switches in many consumer products |
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| Measure MEMS gyros for image systems
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2007-08-01 |
| You may never use a MEMS gyroscope, but you probably have—and will—run across sensors with similar characteristics or systems with similar requirements. This article provides a methodology for designing image systems with reprogrammable mixed-signal microcontrollers |
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| Know the essentials in stimulus-response test
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2007-11-01 |
| The implementation of a mixed-signal stimulus-response test application imposes high requirements on both software and hardware. These technology problems are fundamentally simplified with the modular hardware architecture and professional open software platform |
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| Solving today's problem of SoC verification
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2010-01-22 |
| As more complex, mixed-signal SoC designs continue to stress verification methodologies and schedules, designers need new approaches in solving today's test challenges. Mixed-signal verification presents a unique challenge as the analog portion of the design requires highly accurate and time-consuming, analog simulation |
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| Revolutionize automated test equipments
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2006-10-02 |
| This article features a multipurpose wafer-sort and final-test solution designed to address the economic requirements of the MCU, wireless baseband, display driver and low-cost consumer mixed-signal devices |
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| Digital audio dominates multimedia trends
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1999-11-10 |
| The recent Analog and Mixed-Signal Conference in California keyed on the three major applications of mixed-signal technology: Communications, Multimedia, and Power Management |
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| Delivering a full-chip hierarchical circuit simulation
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2003-02-03 |
| Since many nanometer problems are related to the dynamic circuit reponse, detailed full-chip circuit simulation should become the most effective way to resolve problems in SoC, memory and mixed-signal designs |
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| Fast simulation of complex analog circuits
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2006-01-16 |
| Here's a way to overcome the major simulation challenges in complex analog and mixed-signal designs |
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| System-to-silicon: Coupling architectural-level system definition with deep sub-micron design practices
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1999-06-29 |
| This paper details a silicon manufacturing process design methodology for complex and mixed-signal system design starting at a higher level of design abstraction |
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| Design and verification with Cadence's Virtuoso AMS Designer
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2005-06-01 |
| This article explains the different 'use model' requirements for the simulator to accommodate its users, the mixed-signal system architect, the model developer, the analog and digital design engineers and the verification engineer |
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| Understanding power issues in SDI products (Part 1)
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2011-07-25 |
| Learn about the considerations to make when designing with analog and mixed-signal serial digital interface components |
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| Meeting test challenges for ADSL
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2003-12-01 |
| Advanced instrumentation used in mixed-signal testers provides dedicated resources to support complex single-tone, multitone and IMD measurements for multi-site test of complex ADSL devices |
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| Long road ahead for analog synthesis
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2000-05-01 |
| It may be a bit like asking why can't women be more like men, but the question, "Why can't analog be more like digital?" is the most common complaint among engineers attempting to use analog design tools. Synthesis (the automatic generation of physical circuitry from a high-level language description) is one area where analog design departs drastically from digital. |
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| An introduction to analog circuit design Part 1: Transistors and Elementary Circuits
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2005-03-07 |
| Modern circuit design is a |
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| Signal leakage mires conversions
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2000-11-01 |
| This article reviews superheterodyne tuning techniques and offers pointers for more streamlined implementations. |
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| RF and wireless design take front-row seats
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2000-11-01 |
| The hottest issue on the communications landscape is radio frequency (RF) and wireless system design. |
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| The suitable IC for medical devices: Bipolar or CMOS?
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2011-06-20 |
| Here's a comparison of bipolar and CMOS devices to help you decide where each is applicable. |
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