Electronic Design

10/100-Mbit/s Ethernet Transceiver Uses CMOS For Low Power

Thanks to its fully CMOS architecture, the 78Q2120C 10BaseT/100BaseTX Ethernet transceiver drops power consumption to less than 300 mW. The device replaces the original 78Q2120 biCMOS version. It's ...
Nature

CMOS Current Mirrors and Low-Voltage Circuit Design

CMOS current mirrors are pivotal in modern electronic circuitry, providing accurate current replication that is essential for biasing, amplification and active loading in a myriad of integrated ...
Nature

Low-Dropout Voltage Regulators in CMOS Technology

Low-dropout voltage regulators (LDOs) in CMOS technology have become a cornerstone of modern integrated circuit design owing to their ability to deliver a stable output voltage even when the ...
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Sustainable Energy and Low-Power Design

Achieving sustainability occurs by reducing the amount of energy consumed during manufacturing and throughout the lifetime of a device. Semiconductors play a key role in sustainable energy by enabling ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Low-Power IC Design Without Compromise

In the process of creating ICs, the digital implementation stage is focused on meeting the performance, power, and area (PPA) targets defined for the design. Traditionally, when talking about PPA ...