DRC

April 14, 2020
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How automated power/ground short checks slash time during implementation

Early detection using design integrity checks during implementation from abstract LEF/DEF inputs can deliver major efficiencies.
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March 25, 2019
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Use evolving DRC to automate high-voltage and multi-power domain verification

Automated voltage-aware DRC addresses the reliability verification challenges in today’s high-voltage and multiple power domain applications.
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February 8, 2019
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Fast, accurate layout merging for SoC flows

How to achieve efficient merging of data from formats such as OASIS, GDS, and OpenAccess to ensure timely verification through DRC runs.
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January 25, 2019

A better way to manage error reporting at the chip and block levels

In a continuous-build design flow, at which level should your error markers be addressed?
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October 16, 2018
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Reliability verification: It’s all about the baseline

How you can use the dedicated rule decks now being provided by foundries as the foundation for a reliability verification flow.
August 13, 2018
Dina Medhat is a Technical Lead for Calibre Design Solutions at Mentor, a Siemens Business. She has held a variety of product and technical marketing roles at the company, and received her BS and MS degrees from Ain Shames University in Cairo, Egypt. She is currently a PhD student at Ain Shames University.

Managing waivers in reliability verification

Dina Medhat describes what you need to know about the types of waiver strategy that can be applied.
Expert Insight  |  Topics: IP - Assembly & Integration, EDA - DFM, Verification  |  Tags: , , , , , ,   |  Organizations:
April 23, 2018
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The three critical data validation points in a design flow

Why design data integrity matters from cell design to tapeout. These techniques will help ensure your validation process is as comprehensive as possible.
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January 15, 2018
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Three ways to lift productivity during physical verification

How to get the best PV results by reducing computational demands; handling data more efficiently and exploiting parallelization.
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December 22, 2017

Improve custom/AMS design and productivity with in-design DRC

In-design DRC is a technique that frees up engineers from many of the challenges of delivering AMS design under ever more complex design rules.
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April 10, 2017

Drawing on hierarchical DFT to benefit all designs and flows

Hierarchical DFT is vital for large, complex designs. Users still to transition to the technique can nevertheless exploit its pattern reuse strategies as they move toward adoption.
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