Analog Innovations

Custom Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC Design

Behavioral Spice/PSpice/LTspice Simulation Model Development

IBIS Model Creation from Spice Simulations

Spice Input/Output Subcircuit Creation from IBIS Data

Discrete Analog/Mixed-Signal Circuit Design & Consulting

  35129 North Laredo Drive
(San Tan Valley)
Queen Creek, AZ  85142
(480)460-2350

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• James E. Thompson, Consultant/Analog Guru My Diplomas

  • BSEE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • MSEE, Arizona State University

  • 18 Patents Issued + 1 Patent Pending + 1 Provisional Application

• Custom Bipolar, CMOS or BiCMOS Analog and Mixed-Signal Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) Design

• Discrete Analog/Mixed-Signal Circuit Design and Consulting

• Behavioral Model Creation...Better-Behaved & Faster Simulations While Protecting Proprietary Information

• IBIS Model Creation from Spice Simulations...Proprietary Minimization of Required Data Points While Maintaining Smoothness

• Spice I/O Subcircuits Created from IBIS Data

• PSpice Circuit Simulation, Analysis and Design Verification

• LTspice Circuit Simulation, Analysis and Design Verification

• Cadence Virtuoso Analog Development Environment (Customer-Provided Tools)

• Training Seminars in Converting Discrete Designs to Monolithic

• Expert Witness Issues: Intellectual Property, Spice Analysis/Verification & Reverse Engineering, Patent Infringement, Product Liability

• Systems Expertise:

  • Analog Systems on Chip (SOC)

  • Power Management

  • Low Voltage (1.5V-3.3V) and Low Current Designs

  • Automotive Electronics

  • Band-Gap References and Regulators

  • Low Level Signal Processing

  • Temperature Stabilization

  • Non-Linear Signal Conditioning

  • Video Processing

  • Electronically-Commutated Motor Controllers

  • Switching Power Supplies (UL, CSA, VDE, and Medical)

  • Active Filters

  • Medical Instrumentation

  • Cable/Line Driver/Receiver Designs

  • Optical Receivers

  • Phase-Locked Loops

  • Frequency Synthesizers

  • A/D/A Interfaces

  • Hard Drive Controllers

  • Optical Storage Read/Write/Servo Systems

  • Data Encoder/Extractors

  • USB Interfaces

• Standard Product Designs

  • MC1530/31 Operational Amplifier      PDF

  • MC1556 Operational Amplifier Series (Contributor)      PDF

  • MC1558 Operational Amplifier Series (Contributor)      PDF

  • MC1488 RS232 Driver      PDF

  • MC1489 RS232 Receiver      PDF

  • MC1650/51 High Speed Comparators      PDF

  • MC1545 Switchable 2-Channel Wide-Band Amplifier      PDF

  • MC1550 RF/IF Amplifier (Contributor)      PDF

  • MC1552/53 Video Amplifiers (Contributor)      PDF

  • MC1554G Audio Amplifier (Contributor)      PDF

  • MC1590 Wide-Band Amplifier w/AGC (Contributor)      PDF

  • MC1594 Multiplier w/Built-In Level-Shift (Contributor)      PDF

  • MC1733 Differential Video (Contributor)      PDF

  • MC1648 Voltage-Controlled Sinusoidal Oscillator      PDF

  • MC1658 Voltage-Controlled Multivibrator      PDF

  • MC12040 ECL Phase/Frequency Detector      PDF

  • MC4024 TTL Voltage-Controlled Multivibrator      PDF

  • MC4044 TTL Phase/Frequency Detector (Contributor)      PDF

• Custom/Semi-Custom/Research Designs

  • Original Bi-FET Op-Amp Designs....MSEE Thesis 1968

  • 6-Bit 100MHz Flash A/D Converter

  • 4nS Sample and Hold

  • Fast 8-Bit Weighted-Ladder/Weighted-Current-Steering A/D

  • Ford Alternator Regulator

  • Delco-Remy (GM) Alternator Regulator

  • Chrysler Alternator Regulator

  • Ford Inductive Storage Ignition System

  • Polaroid Flash Controller

  • Kodak Sound Camera Motor Speed Controller

  • Philco-Ford Cruise Control

  • Philco-Ford CD Ignition System

  • Philco-Ford Search-Tune Radio

  • Ford Decel Smog Control

  • Dickson (Siemens) CD Ignition System

  • Watch Low-Battery Monitor

  • Switching Regulator for Calculators

  • Sliding Class-A Hearing-Aid Circuit

  • Class-B Hearing-Aid Circuit

  • WWVB Receiver/Self-Adjusting Clock

  • 20MHz/55dB Gain Video w/70dB AGC

  • Telephone Headset Receiver/Driver

  • Warning Chime/CPU Monitor for Automotive Applications

  • Pressure Transducer Interface

  • CMOS Analog Comparator

  • Hard Disk Cable Driver Interface

  • Hard Disk Cable Receiver Interface

  • Radio-Linked Telephone System

  • Hard Disk Data Reconstruction System

  • Linearizer for 4GHz Swept VCO

  • LOG Amplifier

  • Driver/Sensor/Comparator Systems

  • Data Reconstruction Circuit

  • Hearing Aid Active Filter

  • Semi-Custom Analog Array

  • MIL-STD-1553B Chip Set

  • Time-Variable-Gain Amplifier w/20MHz Bandwidth (Ultrasound)

  • ARINC 429/499 Driver

  • Elevator LED Beam Controller

  • 565 DAC Upgrade

  • Hard Disk Read-Amplifier/Servo-Controller

  • Optical Disk Controller

  • Remote Switch Sensing Chip (Military/Chopper/Armament)

  • MIL-STD-1553B Single-Chip Driver-Receiver

  • 6N134 Optical Coupler Redesign

  • Dual 2-Phase Motor Controller with Dual DAC

  • Clock Reconstruction/Synchronization Circuit

  • Hard Drive Read/Write Amplifier for 3.3V Operation

  • Mixed DAC/PLL Synchronization System for Tape Mass Storage

  • Two-Phase AC Motor Controller

  • Conversion of Old CMOS Product Line to Modern Process

  • Conversion of Old ECL/PECL Product Line to Modern Process

  • PECL-to-CMOS-to-PECL Interface Chip Set

  • Ultra High Speed Timing System for Pin Testers

  • Communications Chip Powered by Its Own RF Link (Tag)

  • RF Receiver Chip used in Digitizer Applications (2.7-5.5V)

  • Ultra Low Power RF Pen Chip used in Digitizer Applications (~1.2V)

  • 3-Phase DC Electronically-Commutated Motor Controller

  • Military LF Receiver

  • High Speed (1GHz) Data Encoder

  • Video Conversion and Synchronization Chip Set

  • Brushless DC Motor (1hp) Controller

  • GPS Satellite Receivers (4) for 3V Operation

  • Sonar Receiver

  • Manchester Data Extractor

  • Token Ring Transceiver

  • USB Driver/Receiver

  • SCSI Terminator (DS21S07A Replacement)

  • Cable Modem LNA/Mixer/IF_AGC

  • SOI CMOS GPS UpConverter/DownConverter

  • Ultra-Hi-Zin CMOS Amplifier for Accelerometer Application

  • Appliance Controller Chip (AC-Line, Washer/Dryer)

  • 350MHz Data Link Clock Extractor

  • Multi-Range PLL for Video Displays (Overhead Projector)

  • Lithium Ion Battery Charger Control Chip

  • Multi-Op-Amp/Integrator for MRI Use

  • Stabilized Crystal Oscillator (TCXO Application)

  • Receiver Chip with PLL for SonaBuoy

  • FireWire Driver

  • Automotive Grade OpAmp

  • Synchronized Line Clock for CCD's

  • Retail Store Shelf Display Controller

  • Transmitter/Receiver Chip for Satellite Telephone (2.2GHz)

• Partial List of Client Companies

  • Acoustic Imaging

  • ADC

  • ADR Ultrasound / Advanced Technology Labs (Squibb)

  • AENG

  • Aeroflex

  • Agere

  • Akustica

  • Allied Signal MTC

  • Analog Devices

  • Apex Microtechnology

  • ASTEC

  • AT&T

  • Atmel

  • AZMicrotek

  • Bella ID

  • California Micro Devices

  • CHIPCOM

  • Circuit Technology Inc

  • ClarIDy

  • Connor-Winfield

  • Crouzet

  • Desert Microtechnology Associates

  • Device Engineering Inc

  • Digital Equipment Corp

  • DrDesign

  • EPIC Semiconductor

  • Fairchild Semiconductor

  • Faraday

  • Fitch

  • Ford Motor Co

  • GARMIN

  • GE Consumer Products (now Black & Decker)

  • Government of Israel, Ministry of Defense

  • Honeywell

  • IBM

  • Integrated Circuit Engineering

  • Integrated Electronic Technologies

  • INTEL

  • Intellasys

  • Intelledge

  • Interface Inc

  • Intermec

  • ITT Courier

  • JSI (JMAR)

  • Kiwi Semiconductor (Auckland, NZ & Sherbrooke, Quebec)

  • KODAK

  • Kurta (now Mutoh America)

  • KW Engineering

  • Lakeshore

  • Lectron

  • Lucent

  • MAGELLAN

  • Magis

  • Matricus

  • MaxOptix (MAXTOR)

  • MCE Semiconductors

  • MEC

  • MEMOREX

  • Metalink

  • MHZPower

  • Microchip

  • MicroLinear

  • MicroRel (Medtronics)

  • Micrys

  • Miniscribe

  • Mixed Signal Integration

  • MOTOROLA (Multiple Divisions)

  • Naviscan

  • Neomagic

  • Northstar

  • Northrup

  • NurLogic

  • NXP

  • Phitek

  • PLANTRONICS

  • PlugINet

  • PULSE Engineering

  • Q-Dot

  • Ramtron

  • Reson

  • RFWaves

  • Robert Bosch GmbH (Buhlertal)

  • Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

  • SANYO

  • Sarnoff

  • Saunders and Associates

  • SAVI Technologies

  • ScreenLabs (HK)

  • Semtech

  • Sensotec (Honeywell)

  • SENTEK

  • Silicon Systems Inc

  • SingleChipSystems

  • SIRIT

  • SpatiaLight

  • Standard Telephone Labs (UK)

  • Stheno Corp

  • StorageTEK

  • SVEWG

  • Synaptics (Rochester, NY)

  • Syntellect

  • TAEUS

  • TALOS Systems

  • TAOS (Avago), now AMS-TAOS

  • Teledyne

  • Terablaze

  • TGK (Japan)

  • TLSI (Huntington, LI, NY)

  • TurnKeyLogic

  • WiDeFi

  • Xentec

  • Xtreme Spectrum

  • ZARLINK

• Patents by James E. Thompson

  • 3,491,301 Integrated Harmonic Mixer      PDF 

  • 3,496,411 Timing Circuit for a Flash Camera       PDF

  • 3,496,447 Alternator Voltage Regulator Responsive to Temperature      PDF

  • 3,505,590 Temperature Responsive Output Voltage Apparatus      PDF

  • 3,522,482 Temperature Compensated Voltage Regulation      PDF

  • 3,544,962 Sequential Light Flasher (Turn Signals)      PDF

  • 3,546,563 Alternator Voltage Regulation Utilizing A Constant Current Source      PDF

  • 3,638,041 Sample and Hold Trigger Circuit       PDF

  • 3,643,110 Sample and Hold Circuit      PDF

  • 3,644,835 Phase Detector and Digital Phase-Locked Loop      PDF

  • 3,649,929 Sine and Square-Wave Oscillator with AGC      PDF

  • 3,665,343 Voltage Controlled Multivibrator       PDF

  • 3,699,568 Weighted Ladder Technique (for A/D's)      PDF

  • 4,472,816 FSK Discriminator      PDF

  • 5,757,217 (USB) Slow Speed Driver with Controlled Slew Rate      PDF

  • 5,808,481 Output Swing Clamp for USB Differential Buffer      PDF

  • 7,010,056 (Spread Spectrum) System and Method for Generating Ultra Wideband Pulses      PDF

  • EU_M30-08-89  Magnetic Field Measuring Circuit      PDF

  • Pending:  Methods Systems & Devices for Minimizing Power Losses in Light Emitting Diode Drivers

  • Provisional:  Methods Systems & Devices for Determining Fault Conditions in Light Emitting Diode Drivers

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