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Design process for analog circuit Micro-electronics Department EIS Soochow University CMOS Analog IC Design Lecture 1background index 1. What is and why analog 2. General design considerations for analog IC 3. Design process for analog circuit 4. Why is analog design challenging 5. References What is analog? Analog Signals Always continuous in amplitude. Either continuous in time (s-transform) or discrete in time (z-transform). For example: The signal that Continuous both in amplitude and in time Pure analog signal The signal that Continuous in amplitude but discrete in time Sampled analog signal Major functions of analog IC Amplification. Basic function, for amplitude Filtering. Choose some certain frequency Analog-to-digital or Digital-to-analog conversion. For interface Power supply conditioning. For power Why analog ? Why analog? Analog circuits provide interfaces between the analog environment of the physical world and a digital environment. Usually integrated with digital VLSI circuits monolithically (mixed-signal integrated circuits) for better performance and/or lower cost. General design considerations for analog IC 1) Signal path Small (variational) signals related by linear transfer function in the frequency domain. Model with linearized small-signal equivalent circuit. Analyze using Laplace transforms. General design considerations for analog IC 2) Biasing Circuit Establish operating conditions of devices in signal path. Concern with sensitivity to variations in temperature, supply voltage, and fabrication process. Analyze using large-signal device models. 3) Performance considerations Small-signal response: gain, bandwidth, noises, . . . Large-signal response: settling time, distortion, . . . Sensitivity to device variation, temperature variation, external noises, . . . Cost: power diss