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Technology Insights on Analog EDA provide guidance on the use of high-level languages, modeling, simulation (especially Spice circuit simulation), layout and circuit synthesis tools for analog and mixed-signal IC design. Sometimes featured are tools and guidelines for analog printed-circuit boards.

Signal Chain Basics (Part 18): The op amp as integrator Get precision performance from a digitally controlled potentiometer (DCP) Correlating and simulating substrate parasitics in RFICs Signal Chain Basics (Part 17): Hysteresis--Understanding more about the analog voltage comparator "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for July 7, 2008 Model-based design enables rollover stability control system Reducing system complexity by using a single-supply logic-level shifter Designing a MMIC VCO "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for June 30, 2008 Extreme design: SuitSat pushes engineers' limits Using auto-zero comparator techniques to improve PWM performance (Part 2 of 2) Hardware-in-the-loop simulators drive BMW Hydrogen 7 engine control development Using auto-zero comparator techniques to improve PWM performance (Part 1 of 2) "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for June 23, 2008 Signal Chain Basics (Part 16): Understanding the analog voltage comparator "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for June 16, 2008 Understand the new JESD204 standard for single-transmission-pair, serial communication from your analog/digital converter Using the Decibel - Part 3: Combining decibels and using log charts A bypass-capacitor dialogue peels back the layers, Part 2: The theory of ground relativity Value process speeds design of automotive interior lighting: Part 2 - The switch mode power supply solution Value process speeds design of automotive interior lighting: Part 1 - Basic electrical requirements and circuit choices Enhance circuit timing design with programmable clock generators (Part 2 of 2) Enhance circuit timing design with programmable clock generators (Part 1 of 2) Signal Chain Basics (Part 15): Analog/digital converter--dynamic parameters "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for June 2, 2008 Understanding Continuous-Time Sigma-Delta ADCs Dynamic Voltage Droops & Total Power Integrity Overcoming the challenges of linking A/D converters and microcontrollers via long transmission lines (Part 2 of 2) Signal Chain Basics (Part 14): Analog/digital converter--static parameters IC Audio Power Amplifiers and Zobel Networks: One Size Does Not Fit All Characterizing Nanometer CMOS PLLs, Sigma-Delta ADCs and AGCs A bypass-capacitor dialogue peels back the layers, Part 1 "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for May 12, 2008 Use a "Linkwitz circuit" to equalize a closed-box audio loudspeaker "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for May 5, 2008 Signal Chain Basics (Part 13): Putting the Bode plot to use Develop analog high-pass filters without capacitors in the signal path (Part 2 of 2) Virtual prototyping boosts model-driven Design for Six Sigma methodology: Part 3 of 3 - Design example: Electronic throttle control Develop analog high-pass filters without capacitors in the signal path (Part 1 of 2) Signal Chain Basics (Part 12): The Bode plot, an essential ac-parameter display tool Signal Chain Basics (Part 12): The Bode plot, an essential ac-parameter display tool Analyzing circuit sensitivity for analog circuit design How to characterize surface-mount RF devices Use CFD modeling to analyze and improve PCB thermal design in a multiple-phase voltage regulator More about decoupling and bypass capacitors, power-supply rails, models, and their interactions (Part 5.6) More about decoupling and bypass capacitors, power-supply rails, models, and their interactions (Part 5.5) SIGNAL CHAIN BASICS (Part 10): Exploring the Delta-Sigma Converter Integrated or discrete load switch: which one should you use? (Part 1 of 2) More about decoupling and bypass capacitors, power-supply rails, models, and their interactions (Part 5.4) "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for March 10, 2008 Understanding precision comparator applications (Part 2 of 2) Understanding precision comparator applications (Part 1 of 2) More about decoupling and bypass capacitors, power-supply rails, models, and their interactions (Part 5.3) SIGNAL CHAIN BASICS (Part 9): SAR Converter Operation Explored "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for March 3, 2008 More about decoupling and bypass capacitors, power-supply rails, models, and their interactions (Part 5.2) What to do when your SPICE models run out of gas: Part 6 Emulated ripple technique advances hysteretic switchmode supplies "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for February 25, 2008 More about decoupling and bypass capacitors, power-supply rails, models, and their interactions (Part 5.1) SIGNAL CHAIN BASICS (Part 8): Flash- and Pipeline-Converter Operation Explored Analog and Mixed-Signal Design Tools Vendors Reference Chart PCB tool vendors reference chart Distortion in power amplifiers, Part VII: frequency compensation and real designs What to do when your SPICE models run out of gas: Part 4 Compensation techniques for driving large-capacitance loads with high-speed amplifiers Simplifying PLL Design Detecting active video Circuit board layout guidelines for Class-D amplifiers Understand feature-based, application-specific switches to improve portable designs What to do when your SPICE models run out of gas: Part 3 SIGNAL CHAIN BASICS (Part 7): Op Amp Performance Specifications--Bias Current Basic switches are not created equal Tear Down: Scientific calculator boils design down to two ICs What to do when your SPICE models run out of gas: Part 2 Distortion in power amplifiers, Part IV: the power amplifier stages Matching an electrical switch's acoustic style to the application What to do when SPICE models run out of gas: Part 1 "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for January 21, 2008 SIGNAL CHAIN BASIC Series (Part 6): Op Amp Input Voltage Offset DACs for DSP, part 2: Interpolating and sigma-delta DACs Distortion in power amplifiers, Part III: the voltage-amplifier stage "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for January 14, 2008 Camera system analog video-filtering techniques Why we need an analog design flow that's like digital now "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for January 7, 2008 SIGNAL CHAIN BASICS Series (Part 5): Introduction to the Instrumentation Amplifier Top ten products of 2007 Jitter, Noise, and Signal Integrity at High-Speed: A Tutorial--Part IV