I built my first crystal radio at about the age of ten (had help with the soldering iron) and have been dabbling in the analog electronics field ever since. The "James Brown of Analog": I do like James Brown and have I been working in the electronics industry for many years. I’m also a big fan of Reggae and Ska and spent my youth listening to John Peel on Radio 1. Ken Boothe is the greatest singer. Running is a passion. Squaw Valley is the best place to ski. Ever! Can the old school of analog designers really hack it in today’s digital CMOS world?
Posted by Navraj Nandra on October 30th, 2008
Getting analog functions on a chip that is mostly digital poses many challenges for the analog designer. Are they equipped? Look at it from the perspective of high speed interfaces that are needed on today’s digital 65- and 40 nm chips, like SERDES or DDR. The “prima donna” analog designers have had the luxury of supply voltages and process technology in their favour. But the bottom-line is can they design with these technologies and still meet performance in terms of tight jitter spec and sufficient link margins?
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