Circuit Design

 

IC design can be divided into broad categories of digital and analog IC design. Digital IC design is used to produce components such as microprocessors, FPGAs, memories (RAM, ROM, and flash) and digital ASICs. It focuses on logical correctness, maximizing circuit density, and placing circuits so that clock and timing signals are routed efficiently.

 

Analog IC design also has specializations in power IC design and RF IC design. Analog IC design is used in the design of op-amps, linear regulators, phase locked loops, oscillators and active filters. It is also more concerned with the physics of the semiconductor devices such as gain, matching, power dissipation, and resistance.