Semiconductor Engineering

Design Flow Challenged By 3D-IC Process, Thermal Variation

3D-ICs are proving a challenge even for designers accustomed to dealing with power and performance tradeoffs, but they are considered an inevitable migration path for leading-edge designs due to the ...
Business Wire

SpringSoft Completes OpenAccess-Compatible IC Layout Flow with Enhancements to Laker ADP Design Entry System

SpringSoft Completes OpenAccess-Compatible IC Layout Flow with Enhancements to Laker ADP Design Entry System The Laker™ Advanced Design Platform integrates the full-featured Laker schematic editor, ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Autonomous Vehicles: IC Design Flow Walk Through

Automotive applications, particularly those related to AI and computer vision, are a significant driver of the current semiconductor boom. Established companies are mostly thriving, it’s true, but ...
EDN

Bringing MEMS into the IC design flow

Micro-electro-mechanical systems have been available for years, and have been successful in selected high-volume applications. But MEMS design is not as organized as it could be. MEMS design typically ...
EDN

IMEC claims variability-aware design flow at 45-nm

MUNICH, Germany — Research institute IMEC vzw (Leuven, Belgium) is has demonstrated a variability-aware IC design flow as a result of work with Qualcomm and Samsung as its first two top-tier ...