Logical- and physical-synthesis tools have revolutionized digital-ASIC design over the past decade, increasing chip functions and designer productivity. However, many of today's SOC (system-on-chip) ...

This paper describes the design and test results of a constant linearity variable gain traveling wave amplifier (VGTWA) suitable for 1 to 26.5 GHz applications. The constant linearity VGTWA consists ...

Why discretes tend to win out over ICs when it comes to designing ‘folded cascode’ charge amplifiers. By Tolga Aydemir Integrated circuits (ICs) are vital in helping to reduce the cost, size and ...

Dynamic-biasing technology, which practically triples the efficiency of the amplifier stage, can cut both power consumption and cost in microwave equipment. Many considerations go into the deployment ...