An architecture for a configurable mixed-signal device

Author

Mar, Monte ; Sullam, Bert ; Blom, Eric

Author_Institution

Cypress MicroSyst. Inc., Bothell, WA, USA

Volume

38

Issue

3

fYear

2003

fDate

3/1/2003 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

565

Lastpage

568

Abstract

The mixed-signal programmable system-on-chip (PSOC) architecture for high-volume low-cost applications is presented. Programmable analog, digital, and clocking circuits are combined with flash memory and a microcontroller to provide a platform for single-chip solutions for low-cost consumer applications. Both programmable analog and digital circuits are designed to support a moderate level of abstraction, balancing flexibility against cost and performance. A rough comparison of alternative approaches based on functionality and cost is presented.

Keywords

consumer electronics; flash memories; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; system-on-chip; PSOC; clocking circuits; configurable mixed-signal device; consumer applications; flash memory; flexibility; low-cost applications; microcontroller; programmable system-on-chip; single-chip solutions; Analog circuits; Clocks; Cost function; Field programmable analog arrays; Field programmable gate arrays; Flash memory; Microcontrollers; Programmable logic arrays; Programmable logic devices; System-on-a-chip;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9200

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JSSC.2002.808298

Filename

1183876