May 17, 2023

[chapter] Systematic Design of Analog CMOS Circuits with Lookup Tables

Systematic Design of Analog CMOS Circuits with Lookup Tables
By Paul G. A. Jespers, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium

in Foundations and Trends in Integrated Circuits and Systems
Vol. 2: No. 3, pp 193-243. http://dx.doi.org/10.1561/3500000004

Publication Date: 08 May 2023
© 2023 P. G. A. Jespers*

ABSTRACT The idea underlying the methodology described in this monograph consists in the use of a set of Lookup Tables embodying device data extracted prior from systematic runs done once and for all using an advanced circuit simulator, the same as used for final design verifications. In this way, all parameters put to use during the sizing procedure incorporate not only the bearings of bias conditions and geometry, but also every second-order effect present in the simulator’s model, in particular short-channel effects. Consequently, the number of verification simulations one has to perform is not only substantially reduced, but the designer may concentrate on actual design strategies without being bothered by inconsistencies caused by poor models or inappropriate parameters.

Fig: The drain current ID versus the gate-to-source voltage VGS (plain lines) compared to the EKV best fit (+). The other lines represent the exponential and quadratic approximations.

∗The author acknowledges the kind support of Prof. Boris Murmann in writing this monograph.

May 11, 2023

OpenPDK Networking Workshop


OpenPDK, OpenTooling and Open Source Design
An Initiative to Push Development
Date:
Networking Workshop FMD-QNC on 27-28 June 2023
Location:
IHP; Im Technologiepark 25; 15236 Frankfurt (Oder)
Contact:
Sergei Andreev; Phone: +49 335 5625 523
Free Registration: 




The workshop is organised by IHP and FMD (Research Fab Microelectronics Germany) within the framework of the FMD-QNC Project.

Within the project FMD-QNC analog circuit design with open source software shall be enabled. For this purpose, both the open source design tools and a process design kit of the semiconductor technology used must support the entire design flow with sufficient quality. IHP provides its 130 nm BiCMOS technology SG13G2 for open source design. This technology is particularly suited for high frequency and mixed signal design applications. While basic tool support already exists for digital circuit design, it is still very rudimentary for analog designs and especially for high frequency designs. A considerable effort has to be put into the development of the design tools as well as into the creation of the technology specific Process Design Kit (PDK).

The 2-day workshop is intended to promote exchange and networking between tool developers, the PDK developers at IHP and designers. Tool developers are to present the capabilities of the tools as well as planned enhancements. Designers are to present ideas that can be used for training chip designers. Requirements for open source design tools for digital design, mixed signal design, and high frequency design are to be highlighted.

Discussions will identify and prioritize gaps for a complete design flow in the open source tools and PDK. The workshop will thus help to concrete the planning for the Open Design Platform and to create a roadmap for future work.

Presentation

Presenter/Institution

Timeline

Day 1

Welcome by coordinator FMD-QNC

Dr. Andreas Bruning
Research Fab Microelectronics Germany

9:00-9:10

Introduction FMD-QNC project status and IHP OpenPDK Roadmap

Dr. Rene Scholz
IHP

9:10-9:30

Status OpenPDK and OpenTooling for SG13G2 BiCMOS technology

Sergei Andreev
IHP

9:30-10:00

An Ultra-Low-Power High-Density Wireless Biomedical Sensing System

 

Prof. Harald Pretl
Johannes Kepler University Linz

10:00-10:30

Teaching digital design by using open-source EDA tools

Prof. Steffen Reith
Rhein Main University of Applied Sciences

10:30-11:00

Coffee break

11:00-11:40

CMOS Rail-to-Rail Operational Amplifier for HPGe Radiation Detector

Prof. Herman Jalli Ng
Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

11:40-12:10

Design-flow approaches for mmWave and sub-THz integrated transceiver circuits for radar and communication

Sasha Breun
FAU Erlangen

 

12:10-12:40

Lunch break 

12:40-13:40

TBD

Dr. Frank K. Gurkaynak
ETH Zurich

13:40-14:10

TBD

Joachim Hebeler
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

14:10-14:40

Coffee break

14:40-15:10

 TBD

Prof.  Dietmar Kissinger
Ulm University

15:10-15:40

LibMan - an easy way to manage your open source design flow

Dr. Anton Datsuk
IHP

15:40-16:10

Get together (Barbecue)

 

17:00-…

Day 2

ngspice - status and future developments

Prof. Holger Vogt

9:00-9:20

DMT - Python Toolkit for Device Modeling

Mario Krattenmacher
SemiMod

9:20-9:40

OpenVAF - Next Generation Verilog-A Compiler with ngspice integration

Mario Krattenmacher
SemiMod

9:40-10:00

Coffee break

10:00-10:40

Best practices for implementing and optimizing KLayout DRC and LVS decks

Matthias Köfferlein


10:40-11:00

Generating DRC and LVS Runsets for KLayout

Dr. Andreas Krinke
TU Dresden

11:00-11:20

OpenEMS in open source EDA

Jan Taro Svejda
University of Duisburg-Essen

11:20-11:40

Lunch break

11:40-12:40

Panel discussion on the roadmap – open source tools for IC design

Topics:

  • Digital design flow
  • Analog design flow
  • Challenges in RF design

Dr. Norbert Herfurth
IHP

Panelists: TBD

12:40-14:10

May 10, 2023

ECME 2023: deadline for abstract submission


 

Dear Colleague, 

as you may know, the 16th European Conference of Molecular Electronics (ECME) will be held in Bari (Italy) on 2-6 October 2023 in the beautiful venue of the Municipal Theatre Niccolò Piccinni (https://www.ecme2023.eu/). 

This mail is to kindly invite you to submit your contribution to ECME-2023 by May 24, 2023.


Over the years, ECME has become the premier European Conference in the field of Molecular Electronics, and ECME 2023 will continue the prestigious series of biannual conferences previously organized in Italy (Padua, 1992), Germany (Kloster Banz, 1994), Belgium (Leuven, 1996), UK (Cambridge, 1997), Sweden (Linköping, 1999), The Netherlands (Rolduc, 2001), France (Avignon, 2003), Italy (Bologna, 2005), France (Metz, 2007), Denmark (Copenhagen, 2009), UK (London, 2013), France (Strasburg, 2015), Germany (Dresden, 2017), Sweden (Linköping, 2019).

 
The conference will cover all areas related to molecular-organic and plastic electronics including chemistry, physics, biology, materials science, nanoscience, engineering, device fabrication, and commercialization. 

You will also have the chance to enjoy your stay in the beautiful city of Bari, the capital of the Apulia region (https://www.italia.it/en/puglia/bari). The conference venue is right in the city center directly connected to the international airport and very close to the medieval quarter called "Bari vecchia". Bari is not only rich in monuments, medieval churches, and cultural sites, but holds one of the most beautiful and long promenades in Italy overlooking a wonderful clear sea, all at walking distance from the conference venue. Walking through the streets of Bari means appreciating not only the local culture, history, art, and architecture but also the local cuisine served in any restaurants, trattoria, osteria, or else enjoying the typical humble street food, such as focaccia and panzerotti. 

We are looking forward to welcoming you to Bari,

Luisa Torsi and Gianluca Farinola

(ECME 2023 Chairpersons) 

May 8, 2023

[EDS MQ/DL] The Transistor Turns 75

The Transistor Turns 75
A Forward Look to Challenges and Opportunities


A series of IEEE EDS Distinguished Lecturer talks on topics in current transistor and electron device research, reflecting on the challenges ahead and the rewards inherrent in overcomming them.

  DATE AND TIME LOCATION HOSTS REGISTRATION
Date: 02 Jun 2023
Time: 08:30 AM to 05:30 PM

All times are (UTC+00:00) Edinburgh
Moller Institute
Cambridge, England UK
CB3 ODE

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UK and Ireland Section Chapter, ED15

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Starts 19 April 2023 06:00 AM
Ends 30 May 2023 06:30 PM
All times are (UTC+00:00) Edinburgh

No Admission Charge

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EDS DL SPEAKERS
  • Benjamin Iniguez: Modeling 2D Semiconductor Devices
  • Lluis Marsal: Organic Photovoltaics: Opportunities and Challenges
  • Arokia Nathan: 
  • Fernando Guarin: 75th Anniversary of the Transistor Semiconductor Industry Perspective
  • Edmundo A. Gutierrez-D.: DC and RF reliability of advanced bulk and SOI CMOS technologies
  • Merlyne De Souza: Challenges to Edge computing: an era beyond silicon CMOS
  • Samar Saha: 
  • MK Radhakrishnan: Birth and Evolution of Transistor and Its Impact on Humanity
  • Xiaojun Guo: Transistor Technologies for Hybrid Integration at Micro- and Macro-scales
  • Hiroshi Iwai: Present status and future of the nanoelectronics technology

Apr 19, 2023

TataCompanies has employed former Intel executive Randhir Thakur



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