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Analog/RF ASICs
A list of typical steps performed to design a RF/Analog ASIC include:
- Reviewing or designing the ASIC system specification for its monolithic realization.
- Selecting an appropriate system and circuit topology for the chip implementation.
- Installing device models for the chosen technology on the circuit simulator tool.
- Designing the ASIC block specifications.
- Performing feasibility study of the ASIC and its critical blocks.
- Documenting the feasibility study.
- Holding a design review on the feasibility study.
- Performing electrical design of the ASIC blocks to the target specs over process, temperature and voltage (PVT) limits.
- Installing device layout libraries for the chosen technology on the layout tool.
- Assisting the Client with, or designing the chip layout.
- Performing electrical assembly and simulations of the entire chip.
- Extracting the ASIC netlist from layout, extracting the layout parasitics and performing simulations from the layout-extracted netlist.
- Documenting the chip electrical design and its simulations.
- Holding a design review for the ASIC electrical and layout design.
- Assisting the Client with, or performing the design of measurement setup.
- Assisting the Client with, or performing the ASIC prototype measurements.
- Discussing with the Client the final results of the ASIC prototype measurements.
- Recommending the final ASIC implementation improvements.
Analog/RF ASIC Design Flow
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