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Tagged with asic integrated-circuit
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What kind of PLL is typically used for the digital logic in high-frequency ASIC's? [closed]
Want to generate clocks up-to 2GHz from the PLL internal to the ASIC for the critical data-path logic, please advise. Thanks!
Looks like there are wide variety of PLL's, dithered, multiphase, Fs, etc. ...
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Can we say that a CPU is an ASIC that is designed to perform a wide range of instructions?
My question is more terminological than technical.
I have come across different definitions of what an ASIC is. The most common one is that an ASIC is an IC that is designed for a specific application ...
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Does an ASIC have an instruction set? [closed]
Does an Application Specific Integrated Circuit have an instruction set like a CPU?
If yes, then that would contradict the statement "ASIC is faster than CPU" because having an instruction ...
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Whats the cost to create your own custom ASIC chip? [closed]
There are never any bitcoin miners available to purchase and whenever Bitmain (the leading bitcoin mining manufacturer) releases a new batch of miners they all get gobbled up in seconds. For those who ...
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Shared IC tape out
I have a IC design about 300*300 micrometers. Due to the high cost of IC tape out, is it possible to fabricate the IC jointly with other people?
Does the company have such a service?
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How does assignment work in Verilog?
I am trying to encapsulate my fast adder design with a top module containing input and output registers. All combinational logic is present in the instantiated module. The purpose of top design is to ...
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Purpose of divide-by-2 (or CLK/2) on a video pixel clock generator ICs
I've been looking into some video clock generator chips and almost all of them have a divide-by-2 or CLK/2 output pin (in addition to the normal CLK out). What would be the purpose or application for ...
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CMOS technology that works above 300 °C
I need technology in which the IC will work at temperatures above 300 °C. For example, Fraunhofer makes chips at this temperature using Tungsten interconnect.
Do foundries like TSMC or Globalfoundries ...
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Is an ethernet switch considered as an ASIC?
I work as an electronic reliability engineer. In order to estimate the
reliability of integrated circuits, I need to know their type. Thus my question.
Is this ethernet switch Marvell Link Street-...
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Gated integrator IC, non continuous
Can anyone give me any suggestions for some good gated voltage integrators that aren't continuous, and more like a boxcar integrator? I want to integrate the the total voltage across a pulse coming ...
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What material(s) are used in IC's as insulating layers between metal layers?
This question and the answers hits close to the topic. One picture shows it as SOD. Silicon-oxide dielectric?
I'm aware that around/within the transistor, silicon oxide is grown for insulation where ...
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What are Soft, Firm and Hard IP Cores? [closed]
My understanding of Intellectual Property (IP) Cores is that they are specific FPGA or ASIC circuit layouts or setups with the intention of being sold for general use.
What are Soft, Firm and Hard IP ...
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Good practices for full-custom IC measurement? [closed]
I am a Junior Analog IC Designer and I want to characterize a full-custom IC. The thing is that I want to do it well and I don't know any reference with good practices and PCB design guidelines for ...
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How to determine No. of Transistors in a chip? [closed]
How can I know the exact No. of transistors in my chip before fabrication and after fabrication? It is possible to count transistors using LVS (Layout Vs. Schematic), but its valid for Final Layout ...
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Clarification on terminology : RF Signal
I frequently come across the term 'RF Signal' in circuits for ex in the below picture, please ignore the functionality of circuit not important.: I understand RF means Radio frequency but what I dont ...
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