GM/ID Foundations & Design Intuition | Part 1: Analog IC Design Using Python

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This session will be recorded and will be available to all registrants 1 week post-session.

Consists of the three sessions:

• 9th June 2026 – GM/ID Foundations & Design Intuition
• 16th June 2026 – Python-Based GM/ID Workflow
• 30th June 2026 – OTA Design & Optimisation

Register for all 3 sessions of the Analog IC Design Using Python training series for only $50

This session introduces the gm/ID methodology, a modern approach to analog IC design that provides deep insight into transistor behaviour across inversion regions.

Participants will develop strong intuition around how efficiency, gain, speed, and current density interact, replacing traditional trial-and-error design approaches with a more structured methodology.

Agenda Highlights

• Motivation for gm/ID methodology

• Limitations of traditional design approaches

• Understanding inversion regions

• Key design curves: gm/ID, gm/gds, fT, ID/W

• Trade-offs: power vs speed vs gain vs area

• Guided example: simple amplifier sizing

• Hands-on: analysing gm/ID plots

Learning Outcomes

• Understand the core concepts of gm/ID

• Identify optimal operating regions for transistors

• Interpret key analog design curves

• Build intuition for analog design trade-offs