16nm and below

From 16nm, new complexities hinder .lib file characterization and verification but machine learning now offers an efficient way of managing them.

These days, when it comes to innovation: The car's the star - not the stooge.

A look under the hood of IC Compiler II, Synopsys' next-generation netlist-to-GDSII implementation system.

Advanced design isn’t restricted to emerging process nodes any more. Designers are using the latest tools to produce advanced designs on established nodes.

Extracting finFET parasitics means a shift to 3D models, field solvers for greater accuracy, and MCMM techniques.