TechRepublic

Low Power VLSI CMOS Design by DCG Technique

The demand for power-sensitive design has grown significantly in recent years due to tremendous growth in portable applications. Consequently, the need for power efficient design techniques has grown ...
Electronics Weekly

VLSI Symposium: 7bit 150Gsample/s DAC on 5nm CMOS

Imec built a 7bit 150Gsample/s digital to analogue converter using 5nm finfet CMOS. Revealed at the Symposium on VLSI Technology and Circuits in Kyoto, it achieves data rates of up to 300 Gbit/s using ...
EDN

Power dissipation in portables: Design considerations using low-power CMOS ICs

When a CMOS circuit is in an idle state there is still some static power dissipation–a result of leakage current through nominally off transistors. Both nMOS and pMOS transistors used in CMOS logic ...
Electronic Design

Simplifying VLSI System Power Design

Today’s complex VLSI devices also have complex power requirements, often using several different supply voltages for the core, peripheral, and I/O logic, some of which need to vary depending on ...
Electronics Weekly

VLSI Symposia: Samsung eyes EUV for mainstream chip-making at 7nm

It is said to be the first mainstream semiconductor manufacturing technology to use extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography for single-patterning of middle- and back-end-of-the line features – EUV is ...
Design-Reuse

VLSI Design: Future of Wireless Communication

As a technology enthusiast, I have always been fascinated by the rapid advancements in the field of wireless communication. The ability to connect with people and devices wirelessly has revolutionized ...
NextBigFuture

DARPA Semiconductor Starnet beyond CMOS research targets ten thousands times power improvement

The DARPA Semiconductor Technology Advanced Research Network (STARNet) program is a government-industry partnership combining the expertise and resources from select defense, semiconductor, and ...
Design-Reuse

Nordic VLSI launches the nRF2402, a highly integrated component for wireless communication manufactured in an ultra modern 0.18um CMOS process

The nRF2402 is a highly integrated component for wireless communication manufactured in an ultra modern 0.18um CMOS process. The entire transmitter including all inductors and filters is integrated in ...
TechRepublic

Low Power State Retention Technique for CMOS VLSI Design

Mobile computing and mobile communication applications which are powered by battery, the battery life is a major concern. Leakage power dissipation is critical in VLSI circuits as the battery leaks ...