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Fractures aren’t always a bad thing…especially in resistance extraction

Fractures aren’t always a bad thing…especially in resistance extraction

By Hossam Sarhan – Mentor, A Siemens Business Did you know? IC designs that use unconventional metal structures with multiple…

A brief history of the process design kit

A brief history of the process design kit

By John Ferguson – Mentor, A Siemens Business Do you really know what goes into a PDK? You might be…

Get rid of pesky parasitics fast!

Get rid of pesky parasitics fast!

By Karen Chow and Claudia Relyea – Mentor, A Siemens Business Parasitics hampering the performance of your advanced node or…

Do you trust your reliability baseline? Well, do you?

Do you trust your reliability baseline? Well, do you?

By Matthew Hogan – Mentor, A Siemens Business Custom reliability verification? No reliability verification? Foundry-qualified reliability rule decks provide an…

Did you know the Calibre PERC platform has an automated waivers functionality?

Did you know the Calibre PERC platform has an automated waivers functionality?

By Dina Medhat – Mentor, A Siemens Business   Want to waive complex reliability conditions? Manage multiple users waiving results…

P&R Designers—Want to quickly analyze and debug signoff DRC errors in P&R?

P&R Designers—Want to quickly analyze and debug signoff DRC errors in P&R?

By Srinivas Velivala – Mentor, A Siemens Business Want a better, faster way to debug signoff DRC errors in P&R?…

Pssst, digital designers…wanna save WEEKS on your tapeouts?

Pssst, digital designers…wanna save WEEKS on your tapeouts?

By Srinivas Velivala – Mentor, A Siemens Business Who doesn’t want to save weeks of precious time on their tapeouts…

DFM never stopped being a really good thing to do

DFM never stopped being a really good thing to do

By Simon Favre – Mentor,  A Siemens Business If you’re not using critical area analysis and design for manufacturing to…

Announcing Calibre RealTime Digital launch – with presentations at DAC!

Announcing Calibre RealTime Digital launch – with presentations at DAC!

Mentor has launched a new product – Calibre RealTime Digital!