Center for Design of Analog-Digital Integrated Circuits
Who We Are
The Center for Design of Analog-Digital Integrated Circuits (CDADIC), established in 1989 as a National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center, is a global innovation leader in analog, mixed-signal, and RF integrated circuits. Headquartered at Oregon State University and in partnership with the University of Washington and Washington State University, CDADIC combines world-class faculty, industry leaders, and talented students to solve real-world engineering problems.
CDADIC’s collaborative model connects academia and industry, accelerates innovation, aligns research with national needs, and prepares the next generation of engineers.
Center
Center Focus
CDADIC aims to address industry challenges, develop practical solutions, and foster the development of highly skilled professionals to meet the evolving demands of the industry.
Center
Center Outcomes
CDADIC secured over $30M for 400+ projects in analog, mixed-signal, and RF IC design.
Produced 1,200+ publications, 1,500+ presentations, patents, and tech transfers.
Key in graduate education, training hundreds of M.S./Ph.D. students for industry/academia.
Drives innovation, collaboration, and workforce development in the field.
Research
Research Focus
CDADIC is dedicated to advancing innovative research in analog, mixed-signal, and RF integrated circuit (IC) design through close collaboration with key industry partners. Our research efforts are centered on:
Creating novel solutions for next-generation analog, mixed-signal, and RF ICs and systems across a wide range of current and emerging applications—including communications, sensing, transportation, bioelectronics, and security.
Pushing the boundaries of performance by exploring breakthroughs in high performance, low power consumption, and system integration.
Educating world-class engineers by preparing industry-ready graduates trained in state-of-the-art analog/mixed-signal & RF IC and system design, ready to meet the evolving needs of high-tech sectors.
Membership
Become a Member
Full membership is $60,000 annually; associate membership is $30,000 for companies with under $25M in gross annual sales. All fees directly fund research, with shared access to results and intellectual property.
TESTIMONIALS
What People Are Saying
We’ve been very impressed with the CDADIC students. It usually takes years to get someone ramped up—these students take six to ten weeks. They know simulation tools, they do their own layouts—they’re ready.
The most important thing for me was being able to interact with industry people—and get their take on what’s important in research and what can actually translate into something manufacturable.
That kind of fresh learning environment—from the students, grad students, faculty—gives us new ideas that we may not be aware of… and helps push us to even add new features to our processes.