German foundry X-FAB Silicon Foundries has introduced a reference kit supporting advanced methodology for analogue/mixed-signal chip design. The kit, which is based on the mixed-signal flow from ...

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 ...

Author’s note: This article shows how to derive circuit gain equations via a signal flow graph. With practice you may be able to write a gain equation by locating signal paths and loops in the ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. & HSINCHU, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE: UMC; TWSE: 2303) (UMC), a leading global semiconductor foundry, and Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq ...

Board-level designers often have concerns about the proper way to handle grounding for integrated circuits (ICs) which have separate analog and digital grounds. Should the two be completely separate ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ciranova® Inc., a technology leader in analog IC physical design automation, announced today that its Ciranova Helix® custom IC layout automation software has ...