This application note describes ways to estimate power dissipation of individual CMOS logic devices in a system. It will help users determine if their designs raise any power dissipation concerns. Due ...

Bulkwave quartz crystal units form the resonant elements of oscillators as well as voltage-controllåed oscillators designed to exhibit excellent long- and short-term frequency stability. The roots for ...

Because today’s System-On-Chip (SOC) designs contain millions of transistors, design engineers must treat power dissipation as an important design goal for IP blocks and not as just a data-sheet ...

For the PDF version of this article, click here. Today, many portable applications come equipped with Li-ion and Li-polymer batteries, since they provide a very high-energy density relative to their ...

The adoption of finFET technology has created a tectonic shift in the chip design landscape. In addition to better performance (within the same power envelope) and higher reliability, finFETs have ...

For the PDF version of this article, click here. Integrated circuit manufacturers are working furiously to reduce the package sizes of power devices for their customer base. This effort has been well ...

Smaller geometry nodes offer cost and performance advantages that encourage their adoption. Yet they present a new set of challenges for IC manufacturers: Though transistors are smaller, they leak ...

The consumer demand for greater functionality and higher performance, but also for lower costs adds significant pressure on System-on-Chip (SoC) manufacturers. The continuing advances in process ...