A layout-dependent circuit-design model from Toshiba helps boost gate density and improve cost-performance in next-generation 45-nm CMOS technology. More specifically, 45-nm CMOS gate density can be 2 ...

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 ...

In recent years we have begun to see references to “RF” CMOS processes and to “RF” models for those processes. This article will explore what the real meanings of such “RF” designations are, and what ...

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 ...

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 ...

We will describe a potential design of a radio-frequency system-on-chip that is backward-compatible with a 60- and 5-GHz wireless local- (or personal)-area network system. The SoC can support a ...

SAN FRANCISCO A Sunnyvale, Calif., startup has introduced what is arguably the first power amplifier for IEEE 802.11b wireless LANs built entirely in 0.25-micron CMOS, potentially moving the industry ...

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 ...

This article is by Olof Schybergson, CEO of Fjord, a design and innovation consulting firm that is part of Accenture Interactive. The fast-evolving needs of today’s consumers and the rising complexity ...

SI Sensors design novel CMOS image sensors for ultra-fast cameras that increase the velocity of the signal electrons allowing them to be swept out of the photodiode and be detected much faster.