DATE: Double patterning and finFETs force flexibility on tools
EDA companies are having to plan for the different ways in which double patterning and finFETs could move into fabs, Antun Domic of Synopsys explains.
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DATE: The rise of the power architect
Docea Power extends power and thermal analysis tools to address complexity and sub-dividing responsibilities among architects.
DATE: The real causes of carbon nanotube FET performance variation
Don't underestimate the influence of metallic nanotubes and tube alignment, say Stanford researchers.
DATE: Early shift to finFET processes challenges IP development strategies
An early shift to finFET processes is making developing IP libraries more challenging.
Accellera publishes SystemC-AMS 2.0 standard
Accellera Systems Initiative has published the language reference manual for the latest version of its mixed-signal simulation environment based on SystemC. Version 2.0 of SystemC-AMS adds support for more dynamic behaviors in the analog domain.
SoC prototyping ascends the learning curve
Leading vendors and users spoke of the challenges in developing today's SoCs when faced with a plethora of prototyping techniques - and the challenges that remain.
DATE: The legacy of Mead and Conway
What is the legacy of the most famous textbook in chip design: Carver Mead and Lynn Conway’s Introduction to VLSI Systems? Although some core assumptions were misses and the silicon compiler concept was outcompeted by other ideas, more than 30 years on it remains a key blueprint for IC design.
DATE: Dark clouds gather over 3D integration, panelist tells conference
The chip industry faces problems as foundries and the packaging industry compete over 3D technologies. If resolved, it could mean a new dawn in ASIC design.
On the way to the system of systems
Experts from Cadence and Synopsys talk about the implications for designers of the rise of ‘systems of systems’.
EDA sets sail in a ‘sea of processors’
The purchase of Tensilica by Cadence Design Systems could prove the way that EDA and multicore-based system design come together.