Solid State Circuits Society

May 13, 2004

Our speaker was  Professor Phillip E. Allen (Georgia Institute of Technology), and the topic of his presentation was:
“The Practice of Analog IC Design”

Abstract

In today’s computer-driven, abstract level of circuit design, it becomes vitally important for the analog circuit designer to maintain a balanced viewpoint between the tools and concepts to be successful. This presentation focuses on the process of analog circuit design, particularly the design of analog integrated circuits. A historical perspective of the field of analog design will help understand the principles, concepts and techniques that have become masked in today’s sophisticated computer-driven environment. The objective of this presentation will be to help understand what is analog IC design and how to accomplish successful and productive analog IC design.

This presentation will address the following questions:

• What is analog circuit design?
• What is the analog integrated circuit design process?
• What are the key principles, concepts and techniques for analog IC design?
• How can the analog IC designer enhance creativity and solve new problems in today’s industrial environment?

About the speaker:Professor Phillip E. Allen received the Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Kansas in 1970. He has worked with a number of companies including Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Delco, Pacific Missile Range, Texas Instruments, Lockheed, and Schlumberger Well Services. Dr. Allen has taught at the University of Nevada, Reno, the University of Kansas, the University of California at Santa Barbara, and Texas A&M University. He has held the position of Schlumberger Chair Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology since 1984.

He has over 70 refereed publications in the area of analog circuits and integrated circuit design. He is the coauthor of Introduction to the Theory and Design of Active Filters (1980), Switched Capacitor Circuits (1984), CMOS Analog Circuit Design (1987, 2002), and VLSI-Design Techniques for Analog and Digital Circuits (1990) and is on the editorial boards of Integration-The VLSI Journal and Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing. Dr. Allen was named a Fellow of the IEEE in 1992 “for contributions to electrical engineering education and microelectronics textbooks” and is a co-founder of the Georgia Tech Analog Consortium, which was established in 1990. Dr. Allen is a registered professional EE in the state of California.

His current research interests are the design of high performance analog circuits using submicron CMOS technology. Present research projects include frequency synthesizers, low-noise LC oscillators, filters including both discrete and continuous with high dynamic range, very high frequency bandpass filters at 1-5 GHz, analog-digital converters in the 8-10 bit, 100-1000 Msps range, and efficient power amplifiers using both CMOS and BiCMOS technology. Dr. Allen is also active in teaching short courses focused on analog design techniques for CMOS technology to professionals worldwide.

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