ANALOG

Synapse Design has extensive experience with the development of complex analog and mixed signal ICs and macro products as well as IP development and integration of analog IP in mixed signal and analog-only devices. Synapse has groups working around the world in the power management, low power RF, SerDes and automotive market spaces. This experience extends into analog/mixed signal DFT, test and production. Engineers have 20+ years in analog and accomplished designs with speeds up to 40Gbps SerDes.

Design Services:

• Specification development
• Architectural design and implementation
• Memory subsystem design
• Analog design
• Simulation
• Layout
• CAD development of “analog specific” tools
• Technologies: CMOS, Bipolar, BiCMOS, GaAs, SOI and SiGe

Areas of Expertise:

• High performance OPAMPs
• High-speed IO design:
  • DDR2 through DDR4
  • LVDS, HSTL, PECL
  • IO libraries
• PLLs, DLLs & Oscillators, Band Gaps
• DACs and ADCs
• SerDes PHYs 
  • USB3.0 PHY
  • PCI-e3 PHY
  • 10GE (10GBASE-KR)
  • Multi-purpose PHYs
• Power Management Module
• Switching, linear and charge pump regulators
• LDOs, power management and DC to DC converters
• IP conversion to new process nodes and technologies

Primary Tools:

• Experts with Cadence tool suites
• Synopsys, Mentor tools especially SPICE and high speed simulators
• Matlab, Verilog-A and VHDL-A modeling
• PCB trace extraction and package extraction