Shun-Wen Cheng
The Mixed-Signal Design Concept course focuses on the following topics: 1. advantages of mixed-signal design, 2. mixed-signal SoC design flow (including full-custom flow and cell-based design flow), 3. Verilog-top Verilog-SPICE co-design and co-simulation, 4. SPICE-top Verilog-SPICE co-design and co-Simulation, 5. mixed-signal process planning, and 6. mixed-signal design trends and challenges. The topics provide excellent insights and hints for mixed-signal IC design.
1. Advantages of Mixed-Signal Design
2. Full-custom IC Design Flow and Environment
3. Cell-based IC Design Flow and Environment (for Digital Part)
4. Mixed-Signal Design Trends and Challenges
5. Mixed-Signal SoC Design -- Digital/Analog Co-design & Co-simulation
6. Introduction to Mixed-Signal Processes (supported by TSRI)
Aout TSRI
The Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute (TSRI) under the National Applied Research Laboratories (NARLabs) is a consolidation of the National Chip Implementation Center (CIC) and National Nano Device Laboratories (NDL). An integrated research environment for related fields of study in Taiwan is urgently required to enhance the overall cultivation of quality talents in response to the introduction of the 3-nm node; rapid development of new applications (e.g., artificial intelligence, quantum computers, next-gen magnetic random access memory, high-speed computers, and 5G network); and challenges posed by countries including European countries, the United States, Japan, and South Korea.