A new design methodology, termed BLOCCS - (a Bipolar Library Of Characterised CellS), provides National Semiconductor with the ability to produce semi-custom Analog circuit designs that can be evaluated and achieve full production in less than one third the normal product development cycle time.Utilising a cell library specifically designed to handle the demanding voltage and temperature extremes encountered in automotive applications, ASIC's can be produced to withstand 80 Volt load-dump transients, reverse battery connection, and up to 3 Amp current levels as required.This paper describes the BLOCCS design concept and illustrates a number of typical applications in the power control and car radio sectors.
BLOCCS-A Linear ASIC Capability for the Automotive Industry
Sae Technical Papers
SAE International Congress and Exposition ; 1989
1989-02-01
Conference paper
English
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