June 30, 2014
Complexity and the increasing use of thermal analysis software by non-expert designers demands new approaches for chip and PCB implementations.
June 18, 2014
How to enhance an 'ideal' parastitic extraction strategy to create a full 3D assembly-level parasitic netlist for simulation and circuit analysis.
June 15, 2014
Is it worth trying to iron out all the bugs in an SoC before taping out, or should design teams anticipating a re-spin go to silicon earlier and use the chips that come back as verification accelerators?
April 28, 2014
The encryption chain for today's highly collaborative designs needs to be managed with care.
April 8, 2014
Fighter pilots have long trusted highly sophisticated automation. That’s how you can meet the challenges posed by advanced PCB design techniques.
April 3, 2014
Lithography is only just beginning to play a role in cell IP selection but early analysis already matters.
March 27, 2014
Shifting DFM validation earlier in the flow speeds NPI, cuts respins and gives you a critical edge.
February 6, 2014
The number of scenarios needed for MCMM timing analysis has skyrocketed. IC implementation calls for a concurrent approach to deal with the issue.
January 30, 2014
Effective low-power design for embedded-systems will take a new culture of close collaboration between hardware and software engineers.
January 20, 2014
It is not just a choice between EUV and multiple patterning for future nodes, but even between varieties of multi-mask technologies. How will you decide?