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High-Performance Input/Output Circuit For Cmos Integrated Circuit Interface, Chee How Lim

Dissertations and Theses

In recent years, strong demand for high-performance electronic products has fueled the need for high-speed and high-integration VLSI circuits. This demand is expected to continue growing in the future, which will lead to development of IC's that are much more compact and operate at higher frequencies. As a result. preserving signal integrity for proper IC communications becomes an increasingly difficult challenge. In this thesis, an understanding of IC noise in relation to IC packaging is sought. An IC package is modeled with sophisticated 3-D simulators to extract its corresponding parasitics. These parasitics. expressed in terms of resistance. inductance. and capacitance …

Automatic Synthesis Of Vlsi Layout For Cmos Continuous-Time Filters, Wei Han

Dissertations and Theses

Automatic synthesis of digital VLSI layout has been available for many years. It has become a necessary part of the design industry as the window of time from conception to production shrinks with ever increasing competition. However, automatic synthesis of analog VLSI layout remains rare.

With digital circuits, there is often room for signal drift. In a digital circuit, a signal can drift within a range before hitting the threshold which triggers a change in logic state. The effect of parasitic capacitances for the most part, hinders the timing margins of the signal, but not its functionality. The logic functionality …