Reminiscing through 40 years of CMOS analog circuit design: from audio to GHz

Abstract

During my research life I witness 40 years of CMOS analog design. I was lucky to be at U.C. Berkeley when all this started, and my Ph.D. with Prof. Paul Gray was part of it. I kept my focus on analog CMOS at the University of Pavia even if the migration toward digital and the dream of analog design automation decreased the interest on it. CMOS circuits moved from audio to THz as the technology scaled three orders of magnitude. This talk will show this amazing evolution with some example circuit and system primarily for RF but not only. I will look from both academia and industry presenting device, circuit and architectural innovations. I hope this talk can bring motivation to younger researchers to drive the next CMOS developments.