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…

Digital IC – Level Shifter

Level shifter circuits are used to shift logic levels. For example, going from +5V, 0V to +3.3V, 0V. Below are two types of level shifter circuits from Analog Devices wiki: 

Microwave Circuits Review Part II – Microwave Networks

Index 4. Microwave Network Analysis 4.1. S-Parameter 4.2. Resonators 4.3. 3-Port Networks 4.4. 4-Port Networks 5. Microwave Network Graphical Methods 5.1. Smith Charts 5.2. Impedance Matching 4. Microwave Network Analysis…

Microwave Circuits Review Part I

Index 1. Introduction 2. Wireless Communication Systems 2.1. Modulation and Demodulation 2.2. Receiver and Transmitter 2.3. Spectral Efficiency and Power Efficiency 2.4. Microwave Link Design 2.5. Multipath Propagation 3. Transmission…

PMIC Review – Part 1

Index 1.Introduction 2.LDO 3.Switching Power Regulators 4.Ripple-Based Control Technique Part I 5.Ripple-Based Control Technique Part II 6.Single-Inductor Multiple-Output (SIMO) Converter 7.Switching-Based Battery Charger 8.Energy-Harvesting Systems 1. Introduction  

Analog IC Review Part II

Index Feedback Operational Amplifiers Stability and Frequency Compensation Bandgap References Switched-Capacitor Circuits Nonlinearity and Mismatch Oscillators Phase-Locked Loops Short-Channel Effects

CMOS Analog IC Review Part I

Index 1. Introduction 2. MOS Device Physics 2.2. MOS I/V Characteristics 2.3. Second-Order Effects 2.4. MOS Device Models 3. Single-Stage Amplifiers 3.3. Common-Source Stage 3.4. Source Follower 3.5. Common-Gate Stage…