In the first of a multi-part series on how to design a custom chip for under $1,000, our Analog Editor gets you started with a Magnificent 7 list of textbooks. TinyTapeout offers a course that ...

A GDSII layout viewer from Micro Magic Inc. claims to provide instantaneous viewing at any zoom level of chips with up to 1 trillion transistors. And the price is right — through June 2008, it's free ...

In Parts 1, 2, and 3 we took a closer look at calculating “ac” gain and how to desensitize the circuit to temperature and transistor parameter variations. In part 4 we consider the effects of a ...

"With great power comes great responsibility," says Spider-Man's wise Uncle Ben. Who knew he was really talking about electronic design, FETs, source nets, and switching frequencies? Power MOSFETs are ...

IBM and Samsung have announced their latest advance in semiconductor design: a new way to stack transistors vertically on a chip (instead of lying flat on the surface of the semiconductor). The new ...