Semiconductor Engineering

Combining CMOS IC And MEMS Design For IoT Edge Devices

Creating a sensor-based IoT edge device is challenging, due to the multiple design domains involved. But, creating an edge device that combines the electronics using the traditional CMOS IC flow and a ...
Nature

Low Power Design in CMOS and FinFET Logic Circuits

Low power design has become a cornerstone of modern integrated circuit development, driven by energy efficiency demands and the challenges of scaling in nanometre technologies. Innovations in ...
EDN

ST details low-power 45-nm CMOS design platform

For next- generation SoC product development of low-power, wireless and portable consumer applications, semiconductor manufacturing giant STMicroelectronics today released details of its 45-nm CMOS ...
EDN

Designing a CMOS synthesizer RFIC

The three major building blocks in a modern, fully-integrated transceiver are a transmitter (TX), a receiver (RX), and a synthesizer. A synthesizer design is quite different from the TX or the RX.
Electronic Design

CMOS Image Sensors Gather Momentum for Safety

Safety is on the mind of every automaker. A number of vision-sensing technologies are being pursued to tackle this problem. From adaptive cruise control to blind-spot detection and lane-departure ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Parametric Analysis, Design Guidelines for mm-Wave nm CMOS Transmission Lines

Transmission lines such as coplanar waveguides, shielded coplanar waveguides and CPW with ground can be analyzed by their geometry and electrical properties, using experimental and simulated data.
Electronic Design

CMOS Digital Isolators Enhance Smart Meter Data Integrity/Reliability

Sophisticated smart meters use IC technology to accurately measure and report power consumption. A primary concern in smart meter design is measurement data integrity. The most effective solution to ...