GlobalFoundries

At VLSI Symposia 2018, GlobalFoundries researchers proposed looking at the metal-gate ‘gear’ ratio as a way of improving the routability of standard cells.

DAC 2018 will see Synopsys focusing on close links with foundry partners, as well as exploring ways to exploit the potential of machine learning, in both SoC architectures and SoC design flows.

Samsung Electronics will describe at the upcoming VLSI Symposia how its engineers have applied EUV to a variety of layers in a 7nm finFET process.

LSG generates random design-like test vehicles to enable more detailed pre-ramp analysis for incoming nodes.

Intel and GlobalFoundries will talk about their post-14nm finFET-based processes at December's IEDM.

GlobalFoundries intends to offer a 12nm FinFET process as a stepping stone from its 14nm process.

Sonics has developed a version of its power-management IP core for SoCs that adds support for dynamic voltage and frequency scaling, along with the ability to tune settings according to temperature.

Synopsys has released details on its varied activities at DAC 2017, ranging from panels to technical papers.

Racyics has kicked off a hosted-design service to make it easier for startups and researchers to access the 22nm FD-SOI process offered by GlobalFoundries.

The major West Coast technical conference for lithography is just two weeks away and offers a packed agenda.