{"title":"A 30 MHz low-noise CMOS preamplifier for disk drive heads","authors":"T. Pan, A. Abidi","doi":"10.1109/CICC.1989.56704","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CICC.1989.56704","url":null,"abstract":"Data stored as magnetic flux reversals on a hard disk are read by an inductive head in close proximity to the disk, across which voltage signals of 0.1-1 mV are induced by the flux. These analog signals must be amplified before they are converted to logic levels by a decision circuit. A read-head preamplifier specially designed to be driven by an inductive source is used for this purpose. In a modern disk-drive subsystem, this amplifier must be wideband (>30 MHz), have a voltage gain of at least 100, and have low input noise (<2 nV/√Hz). The authors report on the first such amplifier fabricated in a 3-μm CMOS process. Some of the unique advantages offered by a CMOS design are highlighted, and its performance in a disk subsystem is compared with that of the industry standard bipolar preamplifier","PeriodicalId":165054,"journal":{"name":"1989 Proceedings of the IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference","volume":"103 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116841562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Nagamatsu, Sumio Tanaka, J. Mori, T. Noguchi, K. Hatanaka
{"title":"A 15 ns 32×32-bit CMOS multiplier with an improved parallel structure","authors":"M. Nagamatsu, Sumio Tanaka, J. Mori, T. Noguchi, K. Hatanaka","doi":"10.1109/CICC.1989.56842","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CICC.1989.56842","url":null,"abstract":"A 32-bit×32-bit parallel multiplier with an improved parallel structure has been fabricated by 0.8-μm CMOS triple-level-metal interconnection technology. A unit adder that can sum four partial products concurrently has been developed. It enhances the parallelism of multiplier. The chip contains 27704 transistors with 2.68×2.71-mm2 die area. The multiplication time is 15 ns at 5-V power supply. The power dissipation is 277 mW at 10-MHz operation","PeriodicalId":165054,"journal":{"name":"1989 Proceedings of the IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference","volume":"122 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116839539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Physics-based bipolar transistor model for low-temperature circuit simulation","authors":"J. Liou, J. Yuan","doi":"10.1109/CICC.1989.56719","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CICC.1989.56719","url":null,"abstract":"A comprehensive bipolar transistor model based on the Gummel-Poon model for low-temperature circuit simulation is presented. Low-temperature physical properties such as doping-dependent dielectric permittivity, temperature-dependent free-carrier mobility and intrinsic carrier density, and deionization of impurity dopants are included in the model. Consequently, the model does not require temperature-fitting parameters as does the Gummel-Poon model. Comparisons of the present model with the Gummel-Poon model, with experimental data, and with PISCES two-dimensional device simulation are included","PeriodicalId":165054,"journal":{"name":"1989 Proceedings of the IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121884748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A custom processor for use in a parallel computer system","authors":"D. Wilde","doi":"10.1109/CICC.1989.56728","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CICC.1989.56728","url":null,"abstract":"A 440000-transistor, full-custom CMOS processor that is used as the basis of a parallel computer system is described. The primary design goal was to produce a processor that performed roughly an order of magnitude faster than its predecessor. The author discusses the chip-level architecture of the processor, comparing it to the original design, and shows what was done architecturally to increase the performance by an order of magnitude","PeriodicalId":165054,"journal":{"name":"1989 Proceedings of the IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference","volume":"48 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123247477","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Computing DC large change sensitivities","authors":"D. Divekar, H. Daseking, R. Apte","doi":"10.1109/CICC.1989.56804","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CICC.1989.56804","url":null,"abstract":"Large change sensitivities are needed in many situations since parameters are subjected to variations that are not small. The authors have implemented three different methods in SPICE3 for computing DC large change sensitivities. The incremental approach is observed to give speed improvements of more than an order of magnitude over the direct approach","PeriodicalId":165054,"journal":{"name":"1989 Proceedings of the IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121741405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Sugawa, T. Ikarashi, K. Kuwana, T. Kawakami, A. Kimitsuka, T. Iida
{"title":"CMOS low distortion sample and hold circuit for audio D/A converter","authors":"N. Sugawa, T. Ikarashi, K. Kuwana, T. Kawakami, A. Kimitsuka, T. Iida","doi":"10.1109/CICC.1989.56701","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CICC.1989.56701","url":null,"abstract":"A CMOS low distortion sample and hold circuit with total harmonic distortion of 0.01% for audio D/A (digital-to-analog) convertor has been developed, using a novel circuit architecture and high-speed operational amplifier. As an application of this technology to the audio field, an audio signal delay processing LSI with high-resolution A/D and D/A converters has been realized. The LSI has been fabricated using a 1.5-μm CMOS process and a die size of 18.5 mm2","PeriodicalId":165054,"journal":{"name":"1989 Proceedings of the IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference","volume":"30 2","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120914051","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An expert system to assist in diagnosis of failures on VLSI memories","authors":"T. Viacroze, M. Lequeux","doi":"10.1109/CICC.1989.56838","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CICC.1989.56838","url":null,"abstract":"A description is given of an expert system that helps diagnose failures on VLSI memories. The expert system is intended to be used in the fields of quality assurance and failure analysis. After a discussion of the problem and the definition of the project, the different databases used and the architecture of the expert system are described. Then, the strategy of the system, which depends on the kind of failure diagnosed after a first-level analysis, is explained. Current developments are discussed that are intended to improve the capability of the expert system and depth of diagnosis","PeriodicalId":165054,"journal":{"name":"1989 Proceedings of the IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124007648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. C. Munroe, D. R. Arsenault, K. E. Thompson, A. Lattes
{"title":"Programmable, four-channel, 128-sample, 40-Ms/s analog-ternary correlator","authors":"S. C. Munroe, D. R. Arsenault, K. E. Thompson, A. Lattes","doi":"10.1109/CICC.1989.56828","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CICC.1989.56828","url":null,"abstract":"The authors designed, fabricated, and tested a four-channel, analog-ternary charge-coupled device (CCD) correlator that extends the state of the art in several important areas. In addition to a sampling rate up to 40 Ms/s, dynamic range of 66 dB, and nonlinearity below -50 dB, the device exhibits a level of integration and user-friendliness not previously available. The correlator is intended for use in communications and radar systems where pseudonoise codes are used","PeriodicalId":165054,"journal":{"name":"1989 Proceedings of the IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference","volume":"70 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122775415","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Delaney, C. Chou, L. Larson, J. Jensen, D. Deakin, A. Brown, W. Hooper, M. Thompson, L. McCray, S. Rosenbaum
{"title":"GaAs MESFET digital integrated circuits fabricated with low temperature buffer technology","authors":"M. Delaney, C. Chou, L. Larson, J. Jensen, D. Deakin, A. Brown, W. Hooper, M. Thompson, L. McCray, S. Rosenbaum","doi":"10.1109/CICC.1989.56782","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CICC.1989.56782","url":null,"abstract":"High-performance digital integrated circuits have been fabricated with low-temperature buffer GaAs MESFET technology. The materials structure eliminates side-gating and light sensitivity, and improves FET performance. Individual transistors with a 0.2-μm gate length have a transconductance gm of 600 mS/mm and an extrapolated cutoff frequency fT of 80 GHz. Static SCFL frequency dividers fabricated in this technology exhibit a maximum clock rate of 22 GHz","PeriodicalId":165054,"journal":{"name":"1989 Proceedings of the IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127925437","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dominant pole(s)/zero(s) analysis for analog circuit design","authors":"L. Pillage, C. Wolff, R. Rohrer","doi":"10.1109/CICC.1989.56802","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CICC.1989.56802","url":null,"abstract":"A prototype frequency-domain simulator that models the nth-order circuit by a lower order q-model has been developed. It combines results equivalent to hand analysis with variable order numerical pole-zero approximation. The dominant poles and zeros, including those that are complex or repeated, are found efficiently on recursive DC analysis of the circuit. In addition, the effect of the variation of element values on the pole locations can be obtained at an incremental cost in CPU time","PeriodicalId":165054,"journal":{"name":"1989 Proceedings of the IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128339959","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}