Is the golden age of analog circuit design over?

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Is the golden age of analog circuit design over?

On the night before the ISSCC conference, an evening technical seminar was held as usual. Among them, the analog circuit technology seminar, which was held by famous researchers in the field of analog technology research, was a major conference with many participants every time. This year's theme was "Is the Golden Age of Analog Circuit Design Over?" Perhaps inspired by the theme of the conference, the venue was packed with many analog circuit related technicians. The conference members included Asad Abidi, professor at UCLA (University of Southern California, Los Angeles), Chris Mangelsdorf of Analog Components, Akira Matsuzawa, professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yannis Tsividis of Columbia University, Eric A.Vittoz of CSEM, Switzerland, and Richard Walker, a consultant from California, USA. 　　In the first half of the meeting, each member answered questions about this year's theme and expressed their own consistent opinions. Not only did most members clearly express a negative view, but they also believed that the golden age of analog circuit design will continue in the future. The humorous remarks of most members made the atmosphere lively. For example, Mangelsdorf of Analog Components Company took out a presentation material called "Demi Moore's Law" and said that the development trend of analog technology also conforms to this law, which caused laughter at the scene. At the meeting, Tsividis believed that "analog circuits cannot be designed with MOSFET", while Abidi believed that "every era has its corresponding golden age". Under the circumstances at that time, only Matsuzawa of Tokyo Institute of Technology agreed with the above question. Matsuzawa believed that the pure analog era would end and enter the "mixed signal circuit era", and quoted the phrase "mixed signaled egg" to explain this. He said, "Analog is a beautiful and delicate thing. If it cannot be wrapped in a digital shell, things will be difficult. In the future, I will look forward to the appearance of designers who can fully master both technologies." 　　After the members' humorous speeches, it was time for questions. The atmosphere was completely different from before, and the audience asked some serious questions one after another. For example, some people asked, "Can you still recommend students to become analog circuit designers in the future?", "I think there are not many employment options for analog circuit designers", "It is very difficult to teach analog circuit technology to young people", etc. It was like a consultation meeting. In response to these questions and worries, Abidi even refuted them sharply, saying, "There are many students who graduate in the field of analog circuit design." As people kept standing up to ask questions, the anxious organizer finally had to announce the end of the time and interrupted the continuous questions. 　　Judging from the above feedback from the participants, someone pointed out that "It can be seen that even among American analog circuit technicians, an unexpected number of people are worried about the prospects of this field. Although the American analog circuit industry is stable, the successful ones are only a part of it. There seems to be a generation gap between the researchers who once praised the golden age and the current researchers" (a participant).

Article author: Nikkei BP

lisheng719

The end of an era is the beginning of a new one. We are confident that the road of electronic information will become wider and wider!!!

gaoyanmei

Makes sense

rain

The golden age is over. There is an age that is even more golden than gold. We are not afraid of it.　

mdreamj

I feel that it is not as good as before. After all, there are technical shortcomings.