PERC - Design with Calibre

By Neel Natekar Radio frequency (RF) circuitry is an essential component of many of the critical applications we now rely…

By Abdellah Bakhali System-on-chip (SoC) designs often use multiple intellectual property (IP) blocks from multiple IP providers. Each IP provider…

By Dina Medhat 2.5D/3D ICs have become an innovative solution for many design and integration challenges. Basic physical verification for…

By Hossam Sarhan Memory blocks contain sensitive analog circuits that are crucial for the proper functionality of the whole design….

By Li Li Why, yes, there is! As you know, Calibre® PERC™ logic-driven layout (LDL) current density (CD) and point-to-point…

By Neel Natekar Running dynamic simulations for full-chip ESD verification of ICs has become increasingly difficult (and in some cases,…

By Matthew Hogan and Derong Yan As we all know, during the final sign-off verifications of full chip system-on-chip (SoC)…

By Derong Yan As overall transistor dimensions shrink, integrated circuit (IC) chip designs become more sensitive to the damage caused…

By Dina Medhat Latch-up is modeled as a short circuit (low-impedance path) that occurs in an integrated circuit (IC). It…