Integrated Sys Seminar - Pushing CMOS to the Limits (Prof. Ali Niknejad, UCB)

Speaker - Prof. Ali Niknejad (UCB)Abstract :Silicon CMOS technology scaling has resulted in fast, tiny, and cheap transistors which are used as building blocks in digital, analog, and increasingly RF and video electronic devices. As the scaling continues, will the performance of analog/RF integrated circuits continue to suffer due to dynamic range limitations? Are there new opportunities or new design paradigms that can be used to overcome the limitations of CMOS? The first part of the talk will review some technological limitations related to noise, distortion, dynamic range, and speed. Performance limitations from a device and technology perspective account for only part of the story. The second part of the talk will highlight circuit design examples that overcome these limitations, allowing operation at record speeds over 100 GHz, relatively high power levels, and high linearity despite using low supply voltages and “digitalâ€ï¿½ transistor technology.

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Hossein Hashemi