Get to yield ramp faster…even with new design styles

Get to yield ramp faster…even with new design styles

By Wael Manhawy and Joe Kwan – Mentor, A Siemens Business Having trouble ramping yield for new, unproven design styles? Experiments…

HDAP connectivity verification—what’s your solution?

HDAP connectivity verification—what’s your solution?

By Tarek Ramadan – Mentor, A Siemens Business New HDAP designs like FO-WLP require package-level connectivity verification tools and processes….

What’s New in Multi-Patterning?

What’s New in Multi-Patterning?

If you work with multi-patterning technology, you know it is a constantly-evolving process. From the addition of new multi-patterning techniques…

Tiny Chips, Big Challenges: Full-Chip Electrical Reliability

Tiny Chips, Big Challenges: Full-Chip Electrical Reliability

Need to ensure your chip performs in the real world? The Calibre PERC reliability platform provides fast, accurate, verification for…

Can machine learning and neural networks accurately predict post-deposition profiles for CMP modeling?

Can machine learning and neural networks accurately predict post-deposition profiles for CMP modeling?

By Ruben Ghulghazaryan and Jeff Wilson – Mentor, A Siemens Business We experimented with machine learning and neural networks for…

Waiver headaches? We have a cure for that…

Waiver headaches? We have a cure for that…

By James Paris – Mentor, A Siemens Business Creating a standardized IP waivers database to deliver with physical IP libraries…

SRAM physical verification – Why does it have to be so hard? (Hint: it doesn’t)

SRAM physical verification – Why does it have to be so hard? (Hint: it doesn’t)

By James Paris and Elven Huang – Mentor, A Siemens Business Checking SRAM IP placements can be tricky, even for…

Does this color look good on me?

Does this color look good on me?

By David Abercrombie and Alex Pearson – Mentor, A Siemens Business Any given layout has multiple coloring configurations that pass…

Want improved design optimization? Try integrating pattern matching with DFM properties

Want improved design optimization? Try integrating pattern matching with DFM properties

By Sherif Hany, Mentor – A Siemens Business Integrating pattern matching with DFM operations ensures designs are quickly and accurately…