Mixed-Signal Technology Summit Proceedings


On September 20 Cadence held the second Mixed-Signal Technology Summit. Experts from Cadence and other leading companies presented the latest mixed-signal design methodologies. If you missed the event, you can still view the material via the below archived proceedings. To view the presentations and videos, click here. » read more

AMS Challenges Growing


By David Lammers Analog and mixed signal (MS) devices will play an ever-increasing role in saving energy, particularly as the “Internet of Things” expands to about 10 billion units per year over the next decade. But as leading-edge design rules scale to 28nm and below, enhanced with high-k/metal gate technologies, it is becoming increasingly challenging to integrate AMS devices on SoCs. ... » read more

The Growing Problem With Parasitic Extraction


By Ed Sperling Like everything else in semiconductor engineering at advanced process geometries, parasitic extraction is getting much more difficult at each node. There’s more circuit data to analyze, less distance between wires and much more to sort through. In addition, a 10% error in accuracy at 90nm might have been tolerable, while at 28nm it can completely change how a chip works. ... » read more

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