IC设计学习路线规划
如何成为一名全面、资深的IC设计师？本文将介绍作者推荐的学习路线，并且作者本人也将照此同步发展成长。
PMIC – Losses in Buck Converters
Efficiency is the essential figure that reflects the quality of a switching regulator, and it is directly measured as: Efficiency = ΣPOUT/ΣPIN = Σ(VOUT*IOUT)/Σ(VIN*IIN) < 100%, where ΣPOUT - ΣPIN is…
PMIC – Switching Regulators
Index 1. Definition 2. Basic Topologies 2.1. Buck Converter 2.2. Boost Converter 2.3. Buck-Boost Converter 1. Definition LDOs can have poor power efficiency when input and output voltages differ by…
Basic Electronics – RLC Circuits
At the very beginning, let me emphasize that inductor acts as short circuit and capacitor acts as open circuit in DC analysis. RC Circuits Series RC Circuit In the configuration…
Analog IC Review Part I
Index 1. Introduction 2. Active Devices in IC 3. Transistor Technology 1. Introduction This is a comprehensive review of analog IC design mostly based on the book Analysis and Design…
Digital IC – Combinational and Sequential Logic Circuits
Index 1. Combinational Logic 1.1. Logic Gates 1.2. 2. Sequential Logic Logic gates in digital circuits are basic blocks/elements that take boolean input(s) and produce boolean output(s) with specific logics.…
PMIC – Low Dropout (LDO) Regulators
Index 1. Introduction 2. Device 3. Compensation Skills 4. Design Consideration 1. Introduction LDO regulator is a type of linear DC-DC converter that has low quiescent current, wide bandwidth, and…
Articles Analysis – Bandgap Reference Circuits
Index 1. Introduction 2. BGR Overview 3. Works Cited 4. Analysis 5. Comparison 1. Introduction Many blocks in an integrated circuit (IC) require precise voltage or current references to function…