Back to the future (or how to solve problems before they exist)

Back to the future (or how to solve problems before they exist)

By Ruben Ghulgazaryan, JinHee Kim, Jeff Wilson – Mentor, A Siemens Business Foundries and design companies working together in a…

Whither goest 3D-IC?

Whither goest 3D-IC?

By John Ferguson – Mentor, A Siemens Business Assembly-level design kits may be a critical factor in the emergence of…

When is a DRC error not an error?

When is a DRC error not an error?

By John Ferguson – Mentor, A Siemens Business Error waivers are the dark matter of IC verification—they cancel out DRC…

The best things come in small packages

The best things come in small packages

By John Ferguson – Mentor, A Siemens Business Do you know what the three challenges of HDAP design are? Are…

Eye charts aren’t the answer to analog design reliability…

Eye charts aren’t the answer to analog design reliability…

By Hossam Sarhan and Alexandre Arriordaz – Mentor, A Siemens Business Adding Calibre PERC automated reliability checks to the analog…

Apples, oranges, pears, and lemons…comparing rule-based PEX to field solver results can be fruitless if you’re not careful

Apples, oranges, pears, and lemons…comparing rule-based PEX to field solver results can be fruitless if you’re not careful

By Yousry ElMaghraby – Mentor, A Siemens Business Need to validate your rule-based PEX against a field solver solution? Better…

It’s okay to be pushy!

It’s okay to be pushy!

By James Paris – Mentor, A Siemens Business Get the full benefit of parallel design implementation by pushing block-level contextual…

Here’s a set of candidates everyone can support!

Here’s a set of candidates everyone can support!

By Wael ElManhawy – Mentor, A Siemens Business Do you debug sub-20nm layouts? Want to make your life easier? Adopt…

Shocking news! HDAPs need system-level electrical analysis to ensure performance

Shocking news! HDAPs need system-level electrical analysis to ensure performance

By Tarek Ramadan – Mentor, A Siemens Business As the use of HDAP grows, so does the need for post-layout…