BitCoin
Tracking the Progress and Practicality of Introduction of Semiconductor Products
Semiconductor process node has achieved 7nm and continued down. Check how good the projections were.
Cadence
1 nanoamp Current Source with No Resistors Using Self Cascode MOSFET
Note the 500M Ohm resistor is only to test the current reference.  It would be replaced by your application circuit. Research Links A 2-nW 1.1-V Self-Biased Current Reference in CMOS Technology CMOS Current Reference for UltraLow Energy Consumption  Archive:  Current-Source.7z   Program = LTSPICE Extract into directory.  Includes the required Read more…
Cadence
Monte Carlo Analysis with Cadence and the XFAB Design Kit
Getting Monte Carlo analysis to work on Cadence can be a bit of a puzzle given how Cadence is a ball of various software tools stuck together with spit. You have have seen the following intermodal nastygram: Research Links ReadMeMonteCarlo.txt SPICEModelsAndSimulations_13.pdf
Electronics
Book: CMOS: Jacob Baker
Jacob Baker maintains CMOSedu.com. There is a large amount of useful material there. Research Links CMOS Circuit Design, Layout, and Simulation, Third Edition – there are files on that page for use with LTSPICE , Cadence etc Setting up ELECTRIC to work with LTSPICE VLSI and ASIC Technology Standard Cell Read more…
Electronics
Operational Amplifier Design
Links Design of an Folded Cascode Operational Amplifier in High Voltage CMOS Technology More SPICE Examples Dr. Lynn Fuller Archive: OTA-Folded-Cascode.7z
Cadence
Level shifter with low quiescent current
Analog Devices Wiki Research Links AnalogDevicesWiki: Voltage Level Shifters Google: Inverter Level Shifter A slightly different implementation:
Cadence
Charge Pump Articles – No Inductors Allowed
XFAB Links FeatureXplorer Summary Sheet: 0.18 μm Process Family: XH018 0.18 Micron Mixed-Signal HV CMOS Technology 0.18 μm Process Family: XH018 0.18 Micron Modular Analog Mixed HV Technology Ambient Light Sensing Made Easy with X-FAB – has photo diode side profiles XHB06 Photo Diode Evaluation Chips – See image below for Read more…