July 8, 2019
Coventor has updated its SEMulator virtual-fab tool and added the ability to tune process windows based on simulation results.
June 20, 2019
ES Design West was created to reflect integration, even elision of tasks across the semiconductor supply chain. Here's how the program reflects the trend.
May 9, 2018
Energy harvesting, mechanical reprogrammable logic, and genetic algorithms were among the finalists for the MEMS design competition.
June 10, 2016
Electrical analysis facility does RC extraction on virtual fab models, accelerating the availability of early PDKs for new processes
March 16, 2016
The DATE 2016 conference saw the launch of a competition to encourage novel designs using MEMS technology.
February 23, 2016
Directed self assembly techniques may offer similar benefits to EUV lithography, especially for DRAM makers, says SPIE conference paper
December 7, 2015
Simulation shows 7nm process will need tighter variability control than expected, and possibly accommodation for asymmetric variability
October 28, 2014
Process development alliance will enable Imec to experiment on 10 and 7nm processes in the computer before moving to the fab
May 28, 2013
Fabless designers and IP providers need process simulation tools to understand how process variability could affect their designs.
December 12, 2012
How to save money in process development by moving experiments out of the fab and into the computer.