EDN

CMOS design challenges high-end sensor market

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Claiming to beat the performance of the best available CCD sensors, Rockwell Science Center is introducing a CMOS system-on-chip imager for high-definition television cameras.
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

Mixed-signal design flow enables RF CMOS chip

Spirea AB is a Swedish fabless semiconductor company developing highly integrated low-power, low-cost radio solutions for the Wireless LAN and PAN markets. This article describes how we assembled a ...
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 ...
Electronic Design

Will Analog Circuits Continue Scaling With CMOS?

In the early '90s, many pessimists predicted that CMOS would hit a wall as it approached 100-nm and lower gate lengths toward the end of the century. But CMOS processes steadily marched forward, ...
Campaign Asia

Why CMOs must design a future where AI, humanity, and creativity coexist

At the Cannes Lions Festival this year, the prevailing sentiment was that humans and AI can coexist and that the human touch remains crucial in the AI era. I agree and have always believed in blending ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Fusing 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 (Analog, digital, RF, and MEMS). But, creating an edge device that combines the electronics using ...