New Electronics

The ‘Shift Left’ evolution in analogue mixed signal design

The "shift left" philosophy, which moves critical verification and analysis to earlier in the design process, has already transformed digital design and is now making significant inroads into the AMS ...
Electronic Design

Analogue/Mixed-Signal SoCs Target Consumer Apps

The Maxim TINI family of systems-on-a-chip (SoCs) and codecs targets smart phones, tablet PCs, smart TVs, home-monitoring cameras, and other consumer applications. Planegg, Germany: The Maxim TINI ...
Electronics Weekly

DAC – where RISC-V thrives and mixed signal design blends in

RISC-V and mixed signal design were strong themes from this year’s DAC in San Francisco, reports Caroline Hayes. At last month’s 59th DAC (Design Automation Conference), a significant announcement was ...
Design-Reuse

Simplifying analog and mixed-signal design integration

Analog and mixed-signal design are an essential part of modern electronics. At Agile Analog, we often hear that digital design engineers find integrating analog components can be a daunting task. So, ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Design Meets EDA: Gaps And Countermeasures In Analog/Mixed-Signal IC Design

Along the path from specification to silicon, the design of analog/mixed-signal chips comprises a variety of challenges. They are of technological, methodological, organizational, communicational, and ...
New Electronics

UMC and Cadence collaborate on analogue/mixed-signal flow

United Microelectronics and Cadence Design Systems have announced that the Cadence analogue/mixed-signal (AMS) IC design flow has been certified for UMC’s 22ULP/ULL process technologies. This flow is ...
EDN

Simplifying the Analog and Mixed-Signal IC Design Process

Analog and mixed-signal (AMS) circuit design typically involves designing components like amplifiers, filters and data converters, which can be complex and time-consuming, often requiring manual ...
Electronic Design

Basic Guidelines for Mixed-Signal PCB Layout Design

Considerations for dividing analog and digital blocks. Decoupling techniques. Breaking down the board layers. How best to deal with grounding. Similar to building a house, it’s essential to create a ...
Design-Reuse

Analogue Insight IP Group Launches Analogue Insight SAFE in Portland, Oregon to Deliver Certification-Grade Security IP for Next-Gen SoCs and Chiplets.

PORTLAND — Analogue Insight IP Group today announced the opening of Analogue Insight SAFE in Oregon, a new U.S. venture dedicated to developing and licensing high-assurance security IP for ...
EDN

Mixed-Signal PCB Design: What Is It?

What differentiates a mixed-signal printed circuit board design from a purely analog board or a purely digital system? What differentiates a mixed-signal printed circuit board design from a purely ...
Electronics Weekly

Synopsys unifies its reliability analysis workflow

Synopsys has unified the workflow through its existing reliability analysis tools for analogue, mixed-signal and custom IC designs – integrating them into its PrimeWave design environment, along with ...