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An Analog Block Guide Template that is sure to positively impact Schedule Slips
May 2006
Dear Product Development Professional,

What factors contribute to schedule slips?

  • Task deliverable and receivable expectations not matched. Someone did not get what they expected.
  • Undefined or under-defined task details (design and non- design)
  • Detail lacking in the requirements (similar to deliverables but referring to electrical/functional information)

    • Documentation is the culprit here, an engineers favorite task. These factors can't be pinned on design tools or design flow but they certainly can be pinned on planning and the documentation that captures the plan(s). How does your block level documentation stack up?

    Is your analog block level documentation:
  • creating alignment of objectives for all analog block design activities in your chip?
  • servicing the entire new product development teams needs beyond design?
  • enabling the team to execute their goals in a predictable fashion?
  • clearly passing the block level requirements from the chip architect to the transistor level designer?
  • serving the documentation requirements for reuse?
  • acting as the key document to guide consistent design reviews?

    • If your current documentation strategy is not providing these essential benefits please read on about an analog block design guide template that will pave a path towards achieving these objectives, plus many more. It's on the shelf and ready for your final customization. Sound interesting? If so, please read on...
    Analog Block Design Guide

    Benefits to your Design Team
  • Enables Predictable Design Execution
  • Alignment of the design team to test, product engineering, applications and business expectations
  • Drives a consistent, predefined and predictable design process
  • Provides design process flow and documentation for each block from concept through silicon validation
  • Includes the information to enable reuse... no extra documentation work necessary.
  • Guides consistent block design reviews

    • About this Analog Block Guide Template Offer
  • Lowest level document in the family of design guides
  • Foundation of an organizations transistor level design process
  • Starter document covering generic deliverables for most aspects of an analog block.
  • Will require customization for your design process, business process and design best practices. Anticipate template is 80% -90% complete for your process
  • We can customize with your team for an additional fee
  • In Microsoft Word Format

    • No Risk Offer
  • If not 100% satisfied with guide template we will refund if requested within two weeks of delivery
  • Includes two weeks of phone/email support for customization questions

    • Your Investment: $249.00 



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    		Guide Landscape
    Design guides are a merging of requirements, design process, design documentation and the business process.

    Covers a broad landscape of design managed activities
  • Early stage feasibility, risk mitigation and partitioning activities
  • Transistor design simulation and validation activities
  • Comprehensive enough to guide analog block design reviews
    • The activities are partitioned within 5 main sections:
  • opportunity assessment
  • architecture
  • transistor design
  • Integration
  • Silicon validation
    • Addresses Multiple Disciplines
  • Product Engineering
  • Test Engineering
  • Applications and Systems
  • Design
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    Guide Relationships
  • Analog block design guide described here covers the lowest level of abstraction (transistor)
  • Guarantee's proper communication of requirements from chip architect to transistor designer
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    		 Guide Hierarchy
  • Analog requirements section completed by chip architect for each block guide
  • Information is shared down through the hierarchy, not duplicated
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    With a design teams limited ability to commit resources for process improvements this template represents a bargain for opening the door to a more predictable design process. With this no risk offer why not order the analog block design guide template today!

    Interested in customized design guides?
    Contact us via email or 480-895-0478 to discuss your specific requirements.

    Best Regards,


    Jeff Jorvig
    Jorvig Consulting, Inc.

    phone: 480-895-0478