EDN

Exploration of the design space for integrated Bluetooth CMOS RFICs

In order to give some perspective to the design problem for a Bluetooth receiver, it is useful to examine the performance required to meet two well-understood specifications: sensitivity and ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Design & Implementation of CMOS Interface Circuits For high-Voltage Automotive Signals, with Fully Integrated Clamps

Research paper titled “CMOS Interface Circuits for High-Voltage Automotive Signals” from University of Parma and Silis s.r.l. “The acquisition of high-voltage signals from sensors and actuators in an ...
Electronic Design

CMOS Circuit Design, Layout, and Simulation: Second Edition

As author R. Jacob “Jake” Baker points out in the preface to this comprehensive volume, CMOS technology has dominated the fabrication of ICs for 25 years, and is likely to dominate it for another 25 ...
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 ADCs Surge Past 1 GHz As VCOs Race Toward 50 GHz

Scaling analog circuits and data converters in CMOS has always been a daunting task for designers. But those hurdles get taller as developers begin migrating toward design rules of 0.25 µm and below ...