ptarmigan

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   by ptarmigan 6y ago

   Sorry if you've already clarified, but is this meant to replace or augment traditional SPICE simulators? I remember Ken Kundert mentioned that, even with the improvements of Spectre over SPICE-based simulators, it took things like Spec
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   by ptarmigan 6y ago

   Do you think such an approach could extend to the final verification stage of a large post-extraction chip? My impression is that speedups are most sorely needed in this final sign off phase where the number of nodes explodes with parasitic
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   by ptarmigan 6y ago

   More as background to ADI's acquisition of Linear Tech, but often these acquisitions come down to one chipmaker's desire to offer a full system. Take for instance Analog Devices' RF converters: https://www.analog.
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   by ptarmigan 6y ago

   To add a bit of context for anyone interested, there are some interesting reasons why switched capacitor circuits are powerful in integrated CMOS design. In terms of matching, the choice between resistors and capacitors is due to size and m
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   by ptarmigan 6y ago

   Yep, that's the one.
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   by ptarmigan 6y ago

   The classic textbook for analog transistor-level design is Analysis and Design of Analog ICs by Gray and Meyer (mentioned in a footnote). It assumes a strong background and goes more for comprehension than building insight so I wouldn'