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Analog/Mixed Signal Expertise Direct Experience
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Power
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MOSFET
IGBT
Power conversion ICs
PWM,
DC-DC conversion
switching regulators, etc.
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GE Solid State (now Fairchild)
RCA Solid State
Harris Semiconductor (now Intersil)
Micrel
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Mixed-Signal ASIC
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Optimized for analog peformance
Optimized for power performance
Intelligent power
Optimized for digital performance
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Harris Semiconductor
GE Solid State
VLSI Technology
LSI Logic
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Standard Mixed-Signal Products
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802.11 WLAN RF-to-baseband transceivers
A/D converters for high-end communications & medical imaging
Optimized for AC characteristics
Catalog A/D for industrial and NTSC/PAL applications
A/D converters with on-chip PGA and CCD, AFE front-ends and digital still imaging
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Harris Semiconductor
Intersil
NuCore
Exar
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Standard Linear
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Wideband op amps, buffers, switches, muxes
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Harris Semiconductor
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Analog and Digital Communications ASSPs
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LNAs, mixers, GaAs, MMICs
Crosspoint switches
Transceivers
UARTs
Line card SLICs
Wireless local loop
Packet processors
Digital filters (digital equivalents of VCOs and mixers for digital IF processing)
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Exar
Harris Semiconductor
LSI Logic
SiTera (now Vitesse)
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Digital Expertise
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Processors
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Configurable processors
Embedded processors
Microprocessors
Microcontrollers
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Infineon/Siemens (Tricor)
Harris Semiconductor (CMOS x86, RTX)
RCA (680x)
Tensilica (Xtensa)
VLSI Technology (ARM, SH)
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Digital Signal Processing
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Filters
ICs for communications, graphics, etc.
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Harris Semiconductor
LSI Logic
NuCore
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Digital Signal Processors
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Carmel
Tricor
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Infineon
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SOC Design Platforms & Methodologies
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Silicon design
Libraries
CAD
Test
Verification
Packaging and Test
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LSI Logic
VLSI Technology
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Memory ICs
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DRAMS and SRAMS
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Harris Semiconductor
Mosel Vitelic
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Logic
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Bus interface logic
FCT
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RCA Solid State
Harris Semiconductor
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Process Technology
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Digital CMOS
Analog CMOS
Insulated Substrate (SOI)
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All semiconductor clients
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EDA Expertise
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Front-end Design
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Predictive analysis
Simulation
Static timing, modeling
Synthesis
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Atrenta
Ikos (now Mentor Graphics)
Synopsys
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Physical Design
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Virtual prototyping for place & route
Place and route
RC extraction
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Magma Design Automation
Silicon Perspective (now Cadence)
Cadence
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