Before considering a structured MEMS-plus-IC design flow, let’s review the traditional MEMS design flow and its shortcomings. While leading MEMS manufacturers have standardized their processes for ...

Figure 3: PowerVia utility automated via insertion flow can increase design reliability and reduce IR drop. Results. The PowerVia utility was used by IC design companies on a variety of production ...

Semiconductor processing is notoriously challenging. It is one of the most intricate feats of modern engineering due to the ...

TSMC's Reference Flow 9.0 is a collection of EDA, DFM and other design tools that will help enable chip designs for its new 40-nm foundry process. The flow includes support for a second EDA power ...

A condition long considered to be unfavorable to electrical conduction in semiconductor materials may actually be beneficial in 2D semiconductors, according to new findings by UC Santa Barbara ...

Accurate thermal analysis, performed throughout the design flow from early 3D floorplanning to final chip signoff, is crucial for capturing die-die and die-package thermal hotspots that can affect ...

The design process involves various things to consider, including a lot of adjustments and optimizations and a few iterative tasks. In this blog, we will explore the stages of the analog IC design ...

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 31, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Magma® Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq:LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced that Magma's Talus®, Hydra™, Tekton™, QCP ...

HSINCHU, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SpringSoft, Inc., a global supplier of specialized IC design software, today announced that the Laker 3™ Custom IC Design Platform has been included in TSMC's ...

Results from a customer’s 7nm low power design demonstrate the effectiveness of the PowerFirst methodology, as shown in table 1. Activity-driven methodology reduces dynamic power. Aprisa’s core ...

Imec and Atrenta have teamed up to develop an advanced planning and partitioning design flow for 3D stacked ICs, facilitating accurate partitioning and prototyping early in the IC design process ...

Cadence Design Systems' analog and mixed-signal (AMS) IC design flow has been certified for United Microelectronics' (UMC) 22ULP/ULL process technologies, according to the companies. This flow ...