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Custom layout designers…Want to know a secret? You can close DRC faster. A lot faster…

August 16, 2021

By Srinivas Velivala Design rule checking (DRC) closure is a “tax” that custom layout designers must pay at all process…

By Calibre IC Design & Manufacturing
2 MIN READ

Can we just agree that perception is everything? Especially in IC design?

August 4, 2021

By Dennis Joseph Is the dress black and blue, or white and gold? Is that a rabbit or a duck?…

By Calibre IC Design & Manufacturing
3 MIN READ

P&R engineers! Interested in saving (LOTS of) time in your tapeout schedules?

June 28, 2021

By Srinivas Velivala As a P&R engineer, you probably spend lots of time 1) waiting for batch DRC runs to…

By Calibre IC Design & Manufacturing
2 MIN READ
You’re Not Alone

You’re Not Alone

January 12, 2016

By Srinivas Velivala, Mentor Graphics Calibre How-To videos replace your roadblocks with fast solutions for tricky verification problems

By Calibre IC Design & Manufacturing
4 MIN READ
Correct by Construction and Other Myths

Correct by Construction and Other Myths

December 8, 2015

By Joseph Davis, Mentor Graphics Is “correct by construction” a myth?

By Calibre IC Design & Manufacturing
5 MIN READ
Custom Layout Designers Need New Tools for New and Expanding Markets

Custom Layout Designers Need New Tools for New and Expanding Markets

July 1, 2015

By Srinivas Velivala, Mentor Graphics New debugging capabilities in Calibre RealTime can help shrink your time-to-tapeout while still ensuring high-quality…

By Calibre IC Design & Manufacturing
4 MIN READ
How Close Can We Put Different Voltage Regions Together?

How Close Can We Put Different Voltage Regions Together?

June 16, 2015

By Joe Davis, Mentor Graphics  Calibre tools provide a complete flow for implementing, optimizing, and verifying voltage-dependent layouts against the…

By Calibre IC Design & Manufacturing
5 MIN READ
Rule Deck Comparison Doesn’t Have to be Difficult

Rule Deck Comparison Doesn’t Have to be Difficult

May 19, 2015

By Saunder Peng Comparing results from different rule decks can be frustrating. Learn how you can use a chip finishing…

By Calibre IC Design & Manufacturing
5 MIN READ
Free Is a Good Price, Especially for Process Design Kits

Free Is a Good Price, Especially for Process Design Kits

April 14, 2015

By Joseph Davis, Mentor Graphics The freePDK15 and its associated 15 nm Open Cell Library are now available!

By Calibre IC Design & Manufacturing
4 MIN READ