Analog and Mixed-Signal IC Products

Among all semiconductor and IC products in the global market, analog and mixed-signal and RF ICs contribute to about 15% of the total. Different from digital products, AMS and RF products can be used in stand-alone, or they can be embedded in SoC/ASIC designs. Analog and AMS ICs have experienced from operational amplifiers (Op-Amp), comparators, voltage regulators, to the more complicated ones (e.g., PLL) The types of analog and mixed-signal (AMS) products are versatile and include very commonly used ADC, DAC, Op-Amp, LDO and various drivers, SerDes, Ethernet, USB interfaces, and audio/video codecs. This chapter introduces commonly used commercial analog and AMS IC products, their basic functions, features, applications, and some typical product names.