Category: Analog

Analog/Mixed Signal

  • Another 3 from Springsoft

    On the heels of their Verdi3 announcement, Springsoft continues its triplication, now with Laker3. They position Laker as the “best established interoperable custom design flow.”…

  • A Self-Healing Radio on a Chip

    Continuing with the occasional note about interesting ISSCC presentations, there was an interesting talk about a self-healing radio-on-a-chip – in fact, probably the best actual…

  • Validating Serial Protocols

    When I was approached to talk about a new product from Arasan, I ran afoul of my favorite source of confusion from the Bureau of…

  • ESD on High-Frequency RF Circuits

    In our recent piece on board-level ESD protection, I noted that, while the board is protected during actual usage, chip-level ESD protection is focused more…

  • Bridging Digital and Custom Domains

    Digital and custom (mostly meaning analog) design domains have remained stubbornly separate for a long time. It used to make sense: digital flows were used…