Siemens buys Insight for reliability addition to Calibre
Siemens has completed the acquisition of Insight EDA, a specialist in circuit-reliability analysis.
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Imec makes virtual fab public for green analysis
Imec has a version of its imec.netzero virtual fab tool accessible to the general public with the aim of showing the environmental impact of IC manufacturing.
Fujimura asks EDA to bend towards manufacturability
Aki Fujimura of mask specialist D2S sees curved shapes as key to improving die yield and performance but it needs EDA support.
Siemens cloud tool streamlines DFM for PCBs
Siemens has introduced a cloud-based DFM tool intended to bridge the gap between the electronics design and manufacturing.
Litho hotspot analysis gets machine-learning turbocharge
A Mentor-Samsung collaboration cuts the need for model-based analysis and speeds analysis runtime by as much as 20X.
On-demand DRC within P&R cuts closure time in half for MaxLinear
Case study describes how RF/AMS specialist used Calibre RealTime Digital within its flow for a high-end DSP SoC.
Xpedition updated for schematic verification and DFT
Mentor's flagship PCB suite is aiming to offer another 'shift left' in verification as respins rise.
Mentor automates silicon photonics layout
The LightSuite Compiler produces designs based on Python descriptions and certifies them DRC-clean through hooks into the market-leading Calibre DFM suite.
Layout schema generation speeds early-stage yield learning
LSG generates random design-like test vehicles to enable more detailed pre-ramp analysis for incoming nodes.
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