Microelectronic Circuit Design

This book describes the design of microelectronic circuits for energy harvesting, broadband energy conversion, new methods and technologies for energy conversion. The author also discusses the design of power management circuits and the implementation of voltage regulators. Coverage includes advanced methods in low and high power electronics, as well as principles of micro-scale design based on piezoelectric, electromagnetic and thermoelectric technologies with control and conditioning circuit design.

National Instruments has launched NI Circuit Design Suite 14.2. This software improves the PCB design process by integrating capture, simulation, and layout into a single toolchain with Multisim and Ultiboard software.

The first Workshop of Advances in Anlogue Circuit Design was organized by J.Huijsing in Scheveningen in April 1992. Due to its success, it was decided to organize ' " : ~ o t h e r one in Leuven in 1993. Again more designers applied than could be accomodated. As a result a third one will be organized in Eindhoven in 1994. The organization of the AACD Workshops remains in hands of H.Huijsing, R.Van de Plassche and myself. The reason why the workhops are held in the Benelux is that a large number of designers can be identified in and around the tiangle Delft- Leuven- Eindhoven.

During the last decade, CMOS has become increasingly attractive as a basic integrated circuit technology due to its low power (at moderate frequencies), good scalability, and rail-to-rail operation. There are now a variety of CMOS circuit styles, some based on static complementary con­ ductance properties, but others borrowing from earlier NMOS techniques and the advantages of using clocking disciplines for precharge-evaluate se­ quencing.