DocumentCode :
2471074
Title :
Tomorrow´s analog: just dead or just different?
Author :
Gielen, Georges ; Rutenbar, Rob ; Borkar, Shekhar ; Brodersen, Robert ; Chern, Jue-Hsien ; Naviasky, Eric ; Saias, Daniel ; Sodini, Charles
Author_Institution :
Kathoheke Universiteit Leuven
fYear :
0
fDate :
0-0 0
Firstpage :
709
Lastpage :
710
Abstract :
This panel discusses the following topics. With the ongoing trend towards more and more digitization in applications ranging from multimedia to telecommunications, there is a big debate about whether there will remain a need for analog circuits in scaled technologies. Analog circuits do not seem to take advantage of nanometer CMOS; rather they suffer from it. So if the question is asked "will analog scale?", you get conflicting opinions. One camp argues for an almost-all-digital future: analog/RF content should be limited, because it\´s difficult, expensive, risky, and can be done with DSP. The opposing camp counters that some critical circuits simply do not want (or need) to scale, and analog is only "risky" when you let digital designers do it. So, what is the future role of analog circuits in scaled CMOS, and can analog EDA tools help in this?
Keywords :
CMOS analogue integrated circuits; analogue circuits; digital signal processing chips; electronic design automation; electronics industry; integrated circuit technology; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; DSP; RF design; all-digital future; analog CAD tools; analog EDA tool; analog circuits; analog design methodologie; analog/RF content; mixed-signal design; scaled CMOS; Analog circuits; CMOS analog integrated circuits; CMOS logic circuits; CMOS technology; Counting circuits; Design automation; Digital signal processing; Multimedia systems; Radio frequency; Telecommunications; Algorithms; Analog design; Design; RF design; analog CAD tools; analog design methodologies; mixed-signal design;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Design Automation Conference, 2006 43rd ACM/IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
ISSN :
0738-100X
Print_ISBN :
1-59593-381-6
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/DAC.2006.229331
Filename :
1688888
Link To Document :
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