Summary

  • A new browser-based semiconductor simulation tool has been developed to help people build devices as they would on an IC die.
  • Created by Brandon Liu and with help from Paul Falstad, the tool uses a drop-down selector to chose the type of component being drawn, as well as a range of tools dedicated to designing semiconductor components.
  • Examples on the site include diodes, transistors and even more complex components such as ring oscillators.
  • Liu highlights that in an IC substrate, resistors are often the sloppy component, while capacitors, whilst they may not be exact, can be very precisely matched.

By Al Williams

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