Agile Analog Ltd

agileADC GP: Analog-to-Digital Converter

The agileADC GP analog-to-digital converter is a general purpose ADC using a traditional Charge-Redistribution SAR architecture that is referenced to VDD, VSS. The architecture is capable of achieving up to 10-bit resolution at sample rates up to 20 Msps and up to 12-bit resolution at lower sample rates. It includes an eight-channel input multiplexor. The ADC provides input buffers that may also be bypassed for full rail-to-rail capability.

Key Features

• Available on CMOS and FD-SOI processes from 0.18um down to 22nm
• Configurable to your specification
• Up to 12-bit resolution
• Up to 20 MSps
• Up to 8 input channels
• Rail-to-rail input voltage
• Buffered and unbuffered inputs
• Differential or Single-Ended inputs
• Low INL and DNL
• Programmable reference voltage
• Low power consumption

agileDAC GP: Digital-to-Analog Converter

Key Features

• Available on CMOS and FD-SOI processes from 0.18um down to 22nm
• Configurable to your specification
• Up to 8-bit resolution
• Up to 500 kSps
• High accuracy
• Low INL and DNL
• Guaranteed monotonic
• Low power

The agileDAC GP is a digital-to-analog converter that uses a traditional resistor-ladder DAC architecture. The agileDAC GP can either be referenced to the supply voltage or to an external reference voltage. The architecture is capable of achieving up to 8-bit resolution at sample rates up to 500 ksps.

The agileDAC GP digital-to-analog converter is ideally suited for signal conversion and driving in applications such as in IoT, Security, Automotive, AI and general SoCs and ASICs.

Agile Analog designs are based on tried and tested architectures to ensure reliability and functionality. Our design methodology is programmatic, systematic and repeatable leading to analog IP that is more verifiable, more robust and more reliable. Our methodology also allows us to quickly re-target our IP to different process options. The agileDAC GP digital-to-analog converter is available on CMOS and FD-SOI processes from 0.18um down to 22nm.

agileLDO GPD: Low Drop-Out Regulator

Key Features

• Available on CMOS and FD-SOI processes from 0.18um down to 22nm
• Configurable design for simple SoC integration
• High performance voltage regulation
• Targeted load current capability for minimal area
• Low-power mode for increased system efficiency
• Programmable output voltage
• Sense input for local regulation of sensitive blocks
• Bypass mode for characterisation

The agileLDO GPD is a linear low-dropout voltage regulator (LDO) providing precision and programmable voltage regulation across a wide range of input and output voltages. The regulator architecture provides a high dynamic performance making it suitable for digital applications.

The agileLDO GPD is ideally suited for digital cores in applications such as IoT, Security, Automotive, AI and general SoCs and ASICs.

Agile Analog designs are based on tried and tested architectures to ensure reliability and functionality. Our design methodology is programmatic, systematic and repeatable leading to analog IP that is more verifiable, more robust and more reliable. Our methodology also allows us to quickly re-target our IP to different process options. The agileLDO GPD low drop-out regulator is available on CMOS and FD-SOI processes from 0.18um down to 22nm.

agileTSENSE GP: Temperature Sensor

Key Features

• Configurable to your specification
• Accuracy (Uncalibrated) +/-5°C
• Accuracy (Calibrated) +/-1°C
• Single-point calibration
• Programmable threshold detection
• Analog and Digital outputs
• Low-power

The agileTSENSE GP temperature sensor is a traditional delta VBE temperature sensor that takes the difference between two base-emitter voltages generated using the same current value, amplifies this signal and converts it to a single-ended signal. The temperature sensor may be used in conjunction with the agileADC GP in order to provide a digital output with an overall relative accuracy of +/-5°C.

On modern SoCs, thermal management is critical for detection of security attacks and optimisation of power, performance and area.

The agileTSENSE GP temperature sensor is ideally suited for sensing and temperature monitoring in IoT, Security, Automotive, AI and general SoCs and ASICs.​

Agile Analog designs are based on tried and tested architectures to ensure reliability and functionality. Our design methodology is programmatic, systematic and repeatable leading to analog IP that is more verifiable, more robust and more reliable. Our methodology also allows us to quickly re-target our IP to different process options. The agileTSENSE GP temperature sensor is available on CMOS and FD-SOI processes from 0.18um down to 22nm.

agileREF GP: Voltage & Current Reference

Key Features

• Available on CMOS and FD-SOI processes from 0.18um down to 22nm
• Configurable to your specification
• High Accuracy
• High PSRR
• Low noise
• Programmable output voltage
• Configurable number of output currents
• ‘Bandgap-Ready’ signal (guaranteed stable)

The agileREF GP is a voltage and current bandgap reference circuit. Based on a traditional CMOS bandgap architecture, it allows for improved accuracy via trimming and includes optional output reference currents. The cell can also provide a ‘Bandgap-Ready’ output signal indicating that the references are ready to be used, this output signal is guaranteed to be stable i.e. no false positives.
 
The agileREF GP reference generator is suited to applications such as IoT, Security, Automotive, AI and general SoCs and ASICs.
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Agile Analog designs are based on tried and tested architectures to ensure reliability and functionality. Our design methodology is programmatic, systematic and repeatable leading to analog IP that is more verifiable, more robust and more reliable. Our methodology also allows us to quickly re-target our IP to different process options. The agileREF GP voltage and current reference is available on CMOS and FD-SOI processes from 0.18um down to 22nm.