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Solving IR drop and layout bottlenecks: How Calibre DesignEnhancer streamlines IC design

March 12, 2025

By Jeff Wilson As an IC designer, you know that achieving an optimal layout is about more than just meeting…

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Automated analysis-based layout enhancements reduce power grid voltage drops during place & route: A case study with Google

May 29, 2024

By Jeff Wilson Power isn’t just a small factor in the IC design arena—it’s a cornerstone. Design teams work to…

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Shifting left with Calibre solutions: Enhancing IP design flow efficiency and design quality

January 31, 2024

By Terry Meeks Designing integrated circuits (ICs) is a multifaceted task that requires the integration of various components, including intellectual…

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4 MIN READ

Updating a Calibre DesignEnhancer via insertion kit is fast and easy!

August 21, 2023

By Jimmy Tien The Calibre® DesignEnhancer Via use model provides an automated via insertion process based on foundry design rule…

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2 MIN READ

Introducing Calibre DesignEnhancer design-stage layout optimization!

July 18, 2023

By Jeff Wilson Introduced in early 2023, the Calibre DesignEnhancer tool is part of a growing suite of shift-left tools…

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3 MIN READ

Direct write DEF is DEFinitely the way to go for DFM back-annotation

July 18, 2022

By Armen Asatryan, James Paris DFM back-annotation to P&R Back-annotation of DFM changes to P&R databases can be a pain….

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Smoothing the path to manufacturing success begins with CMP simulation and fill optimization

May 11, 2022

By Ruben Ghulghazaryan, Davit Piliposyan, Zhengfang Liu, Chunshan Du, Jeff Wilson, Qijian Wan, Xinyi Hu, Zhixi Chen Chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP)…

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