What is Channel-Lenght Modulation in MOSFETs?
Channel-Length Modulation (CLM) is an undesirable second-order effect in MOSFETs, which increases the drain current (Ids) when the drain voltage (Vds) also increases.
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Analog, Circuit Design
Circuit Design
Circuit Design
To Do or Not a PhD in Microelectronics? 10 Skills I’ve learned
Is it worth a PhD in Microelectronics? Would you have advantages over other job candidates? Would I do it again? What are the main advantages and drawbacks? Would it affect or boost my career? Pros and cons are evaluated. …
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Circuit Design, Integrated Circuits
What is a Fabless Chip Company?
The fabless business model is nowadays a trend in the industry. Developing an own process technology is not an option for most companies, and it is not profitable in the short- or mid-term. Moreover, the required investment is not feasible for a majority. …
Cadence, Circuit Design
List of useful Cadence keyboard Shortcuts or Hotkeys for Virtuoso
What are the most useful keyboard shortcuts in Cadence? With these bindkeys, you will increase your productivity to work better & faster!!
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Analog, Circuit Design
NMOS Cascode stage on amplifiers or current mirror in CMOS
In circuit design, we refer to a “cascode” as a cascade of two MOS devices stacked vertically.
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Cadence, Circuit Design
How to Group Parametric Variables in Cadence
How to perform an efficient parametric simulation in Cadence Virtuoso with a parametric set of variables to reduce the simulations eliminating unuseful runs.
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Analog, Cadence, Circuit Design
Example of a IC Thyristor-based ring oscillator in Cadence
IC thyristor-based oscillators offer an ultra-low-power consumption clock alternative for applications where accuracy isn’t important and a low frequency is required. …
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Electronics, Integrated Circuits
Specsmanship: Do manufacturers manipulate the specs of their components?
How trustworthy are the component specifications? Can I rely blindly on datasheets? How well is a device characterized by the manufacturer?
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Circuit Design, Job Interview
12 Tips to Master a Job Interview for an Entry Level Analog IC Design Position
Preparing a Job Interview for Analog IC Design positions is not easy, especially at entry-level positions where the technical questions dominate. As a fresh graduate, you need to enhance your technical and soft skills as every detail counts. …
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Cadence, Mixed Signal
How to Create a new Cell in Cadence with a Loockup Table Model in Verilog-A
Creating a Verilog model cellview in Cadence for a device using a lookup table is a quick and straightforward method to characterize any physical component.
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Circuit Design, Integrated Circuits
Is it Possible to Reverse Engineering a CHIP? Yes… Analog IP Piracy
Can a Microchip be copied and replicated without permission? How is this possible?
Here I will explain the Reasons and Techniques to avoid it! …
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Cadence, Circuit Design, Mixed Signal
VerilogA Code to Stop a Transient Simulation in Cadence
This auxiliary block in Cadence is a Nice to Have in your Library!
This block stops or finishes a Cadence transient simulation when an output signal reaches a desired value.
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