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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Analog, Circuit Design
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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Arduino, Electronics
Lighting 7 Bowls with colour Effect based on FFT algorithm, microphone and Arduino
In this small Arduino side project, I explain how I made to create the effect of lighting 7 bowls detecting the sound frequency of each bowl with a microphone and using different colours to illuminate it. …
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Arduino, Electronics
Clock generator Si5351
A step-by-step tutorial to show how to program the Si5351 via I2C and Arduino to generate a square clock signal in the range between 8Khz and 160 MHz with the 2€ module.
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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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Electronics
Full Code to Connect to Athos via BLE to a PC
This python code let you connect Athos Training Suit to a linux-based computer like a Raspberry board via Bluetooth and freely. …
Electronics, Energy Harvesting
Solar Cell Characterization Test Bench
How to set a test bench for solar cell characterization, measure it correctly, and plot the power and I-V curves. …
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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