Startup builds environment for custom EDA tools
Canadian startup Invionics has launched a development environment and packager intended to make it easier for users within chipmakers and design houses to build customized tools.
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TSMC begins risk production of 16FF+
TSMC says it has begun risk production on its FinFET Plus (16FF+) process, claiming that it has reached a greater level of maturity earlier in its development cycle than previous nodes developed at the foundry.
From Darwin to Mao: how multi-patterning could move up the flow
Are we torn between evolution and revolution? Mentor Graphics' Joe Sawicki discusses how pattern matching already in fabs could move up and radically alter the design flow.
Cadence tool automates library creation of analog macros
Cadence Design Systems has launched an analog simulation tool designed to speed up the characterization of mixed-signal macros that can then be used to create the Liberty representations needed for full-chip signoff.
Synopsys combines cell-aware, slack-based test to find transient defects, adds eFlash support
Two approaches to greater reliability revealed in Synopsys ATPG and DesignWare updates
Cadence targets ISO 26262 with verification support
Cadence Design Systems has built a verification environment around its vManager software for ICs and systems that need to conform to the ISO 26262 safety standard.
IBM pays GlobalFoundries to take on chipmaking operation
GlobalFoundries is to acquire IBM's fabs in a deal that sees the server maker pay the foundry $1.5bn over five years and agree to exclusivity to 10nm.
Carbon introduces exchange for building and stressing virtual prototypes
Carbon Design Systems has introduced a web portal to streamline the process of finding the most appropriate executable models for a system-level virtual prototype.
ARM tools take aim at finFET layout, timing issues
ARM has launched a pair of tools designed to improve the density and performance of finFET designs that use the company's physical libraries.
ARM to extend Big.Little for GPUs and heat management
A multiprocessor test chip has led ARM to improve the energy-control strategy for its Big.Little architecture and to simplify the debug architecture for the company's multicore processor IP.