Complete single-chip solutions seem to be the "Holy Grail" of integration. In systems where large amounts of digital must be combined with high-performance analog circuitry, issues like supply voltage, cross-talk, process- choice, design time, and yield, however, push some companies to multi-chip solutions. Will there be special process options to comply with the needs? Must circuit solutions to these problems be invented, or is analog design going to be pushed off of the main system chip?
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