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A Case Study In Cmos Design Scaling For Analog Applications: The Ringamp Ldo, Steven Corum
A Case Study In Cmos Design Scaling For Analog Applications: The Ringamp Ldo, Steven Corum
Masters Theses
As CMOS process nodes scale to smaller feature sizes, process optimizations are made to achieve improvements in digital circuit performance, such as increasing speed and memory, while decreasing power consumption. Unfortunately for analog design, these optimizations usually come at the expense of poorer transistor performance, such as reduced small signal output resistance and increased channel length modulation. The ring amplifier has been proposed as a digital solution to the analog scaling problem, by configuring digital inverters to function as analog amplifiers through deadzone biasing. As digital inverters naturally scale, the ring amplifier is a promising area of exploration for analog …
A Low Power, Rad-Hard, Ecl Standard Cell Library, Zakaraya A. Hamdan
A Low Power, Rad-Hard, Ecl Standard Cell Library, Zakaraya A. Hamdan
Masters Theses
Space exploration for life both inside and outside of our solar system demand the design and fabrication of robust, reliable electronics that can take measurements, process data, and sustain necessary operations. However, the presence of high radiation and the cold temperature of space poses a challenge to most designers. This thesis presents the design of a radiation-hardened, cold capable emitter coupled logic standard cell library with the intention of being used for space applications. The cells are designed and fabricated in a 90nm silicon germanium BiCMOS process. First, a review of emitter coupled logic is presented. Then, the design methodology …