Deep Submicron CMOS and the New Era of Creativity in Analog Design
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Date: 04-28-2006
Start Time:
2:00pm
End Time: 3:00pm
Speaker: Prof. John McNeill
From:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Massachusetts
Location: 414 CEPSR
Hosted by:
Integrated System Laboratory
Analog and mixed signal IC designers frequently see themselves as artists -- and like any artist, the analog designer uses whatever style, medium, and tools that are best suited to the problem at hand. Deep submicron CMOS is just another tool for the analog designer to use. The capability for small inexpensive digital circuitry is not a threat to analog design, but actually opens new avenues for creativity. In this talk, the theme of "old" and "new" analog CMOS design will be explored with examples drawn from mixed signal circuit designs in the area of data conversion.