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A Guide to Simulation & Modeling for Analog & RF Circuit Designers

The Designer's Guide® Community website is a site where analog, mixed-signal and RF circuit designers come to learn about simulation, modeling and design. There are a number of very practical papers on simulation and modeling on the Analysis, Modeling, and Theory pages. A collection of useful example models can be found on the Verilog-AMS page. Papers on design methodology can be found on the Design page. A list of recommended reference books for analog & RF designers is given in Books. And finally, our most popular feature is the Forum, where designers gather to share information about the challenges they face.

The Designer's Guide Community is built around the contributions of its members. Most chose to contribute through discussions on the Forum, but some go so far as to write and contribute either papers or models. So if you have some special knowledge you would like to share, or if some useful and well-written models, please consider submitting them.

Featured Material
Engineering Fundamentals
I have written a collection of papers on electrical engineering fundamentals that are intended to be a source of useful introductory information to engineering students. Currently their are papers on Fourier series, phasors, ideal opamps and feedback, and bipolar transistors.
Modeling Data Converters
A comprehensive paper on modeling data converters with Verilog-AMS from Monte Mar.
BER of Bang-Bang CDRs
A paper that presents a methodology for predicting bit-error rate of bang-bang clock and data recovery circuits.
Verilog-AMS 2.3.1 Released
The latest version of the Verilog-AMS LRM has been released and is available.
New Boards on Forum
We have added three new boards to our Forum. The boards cover analog verification and mixed-technology design.
Engineering Calculator
The Designer's Guide Community is currently trying out an online calculator that is specifically designed for analog designers. It is an RPN calculator that provides operations and constants useful to circuit designers. In addition it has several unique features that serve to distinguish it from other scientific calculators available on the web:
1. Efficient command line entry.
2. Entry and display of numbers with SI scale factors.
3. Entry and display of integers in base 2, 8, 10, and 16 using Verilog format.
4. Multistep undo.
5. Compatibility with your computer's clipboard or copy & paste feature.
6. Observable memories.

Learn more about it by visiting its help page. Let me know what you think of it, or tell me of any ways you think it can be improved.

The Designer's Guide Bookshelf

The list of essential reference books for analog, RF, and mixed-signal designers as chosen by The Designer's Guide community. Visit the bookshelf to find what others feel are the best design books, to recommend your favorites, or to rate the books already included.

Upcoming Events
Last updated in February, 2012.
January
International Conference on VLSI Design (VLSI-Design). January 7-12, 2012. Hyderabad, India.
IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium. January 15-18, 2012. Santa Clara, California, USA.
Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference (ASP-DAC). January. 22-25, 2013. Yokohama, Japan.
February
Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC). February 5-9, 2012. Orlando, Florida, USA.
International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC). February 19-23, 2012. San Francisco, California, USA.
March
Design, Automation and Test in Europe (DATE). 12-16 March, 2012. Dresden, Germany.
Workshop on Advances in Analogue Circuit Design (AACD). March 27-29, 2012. Valkenburg, the Netherlands.
April
International Symposium on VLSI Technology, Systems and Applications (VLSI-TSA). April 23-25, 2012. Hsinchu, Taiwan.
May
Nothing scheduled.
June
Design Automation Conference (DAC) . June 3-7, 2012. San Francisco, California, USA.
International Microwave Symposium. June 17-22, 2012, Montreal, Canada.
IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium (RFIC). June 17-19, 2012, Montreal, Canada.
Symposium on VLSI Circuits. June 12-15, 2012. Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
July
International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design (ISLPED). July 30-August 1, 2012. Redondo Beach, California, USA.
August
Nothing scheduled.
September
IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC). September 9-12, 2012. Syndney Austrailia.
European Solid-State Circuits Conference (ESSCIRC). September 17-21, 2012, Bordeaux, France.
Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC). September 9-12, 2012. San Jose, California, USA.
Bipolar/BiCMOS Circuits and Technology Meeting (BCTM). September 30- October 3, 2012. Portland, Oregon, USA.
Behavioral Modeling and Simulation Conference (BMAS). Conference has ceased operations.
October
Compound Semiconductor IC Symposium (CSICS). October 14-17, 2012. La Jolla, California, USA.
November
Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference (A-SSCC). November 12-14, 2012. Kobe, Japan.
International Conference on Computer Aided Design (ICCAD). Unannounced date and location.
December
Nothing scheduled.
Come Back Often

You can see what has been added recently by visiting the What's New page. In addition, the existing material is routinely updated to correct any errors or nits found. For this reason, you should always check for an updated version before using any manuscripts previously downloaded from this site. Check the "Last updated" date on the bottom of the first page to see if the version you have is up-to-date.

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