Sensors & Electronics
Electronics & Systems
Custom Digital Integrated Circuit Development (443)
Problem: Need prototype integrated circuit (IC) devices to validate design performance against simulated predictions.
Project Activity Scope (from Technical Overview Chart): Interaction Mechanisms through Circuits and Devices.
PNNL Staff Solution*:
- Designed application specific circuit
- Ran circuit simulation to confirm it met application requirements
- Converted to IC layout and ran simulation to evaluate expected performance
- Contracted for low-volume fabrication of prototype devices for test and evaluation
- Tested devices to evaluate design and simulation results against requirements
*Work conducted under PI's Ph.D. thesis project at Washington State University.
Capabilities Employed to Meet Client Needs: Application requirement evaluation; design circuit discrete component circuit to meet requirements; run simulation of circuit design to test against application requirements; develop integrated circuit (IC) layout to implement circuit design in a practical IC device; obtain prototype IC devices from contract fabrication vendor; test prototype IC devices; compare device performance against simulation predictions and application requirements.
Contact: Mitchell Myjak
