ASIC Design in the Silicon Sandbox

<p><b>Discover How to Design Build and Optimize Customized Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuits for a Wide Variety of Uses</b></p><p>Both inspirational and practical <i>ASIC Design in the Silicon Sandbox</i> offers electronics engineers a hands-on guide to mixed-signal circuits and layouts. The book provides a detailed roadmap for designing and building custom circuits that are optimized for target devices providing enhanced functionality and lowered cost in finished products.</p><p>Written by circuit design expert Keith Elliott Barr this complete resource covers everything from design and optimization methods to standard cell layouts to packaging and testing. Readers will find easy-to-apply information on peripheral circuits; specialty logic structures and memory; logic binary mathematics and processing; converters and switched-capacitor techniques; and much more. Filled with hundreds of helpful illustrations <i>ASIC Design in the Silicon Sandbox</i> features:</p><ul> <li>A wealth of full-color standard cell layouts</li><li>Multiple approaches to amplifier oscillator bandgap and other analog functions</li><li>Down-to-earth information on integrated circuit fabrication costs</li><li>Real-world advice on designing and optimizing custom integrated circuits</li><li>Practical examples of how to think through new design concepts</li><li>Step-by-step guidance on entering the fabless semiconductor industry</li></ul><p><b>Inside This Cutting-Edge IC Design Reference</b></p>• The Sandbox • Fabs and Processes • Economics • Design Tools • Standard Cell Design • Peripheral Circuits • Specialty Logic Structures and Memory • Logic Binary Mathematics and Processing • Analog Circuits: Amplifiers • The Bandgap Reference • Oscillators Phase Locked Loops and RF • Converts and Switched-Capacitor Techniques • Packaging and Testing • Odds and Ends