Why PID issues matter to IC chip designers, and how to combat them

By Derong Yan Integrated circuit (IC) chip designers are constantly striving to meet ever-increasing standards of reliability and performance in…

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

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

Revolutionizing software testing: Introducing TCP-Net++

By Mohamed Abdelkarim and Reem El Adawi In the dynamic world of software development, balancing speedy delivery with quality assurance…

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StreamliningIC design verification with Calibre® nmLVS Recon™

By Kesmat Shahin As integrated circuits (ICs) become more complex, meeting tapeout schedules has become increasingly challenging. Statistics from industry…

3DICs and the multi-physics challenge

By John Ferguson Design teams have known since, well, pretty much forever that mechanical stresses and temperature changes can affect…

Elevating user experience with UX maturity models

By Kirolos George and Reem El Adawi In today’s digital landscape, user experience (UX) plays a crucial role in the…

Inspiring the next generation of EDA engineers

As the semiconductor market grows, so does the need for qualified engineers throughout the semiconductor ecosystem. Of course, the supply…

How to extend DTCO for today’s competitive IC landscape

By Le Hong As semiconductor components continue to shrink, the challenges associated with design-for-manufacturing (DFM) and design-technology co-optimization (DTCO) increase….

Sanity check: Will automated fill back-annotation help?

By James Paris Hey there, custom integrated circuit (IC) design engineers! If you’re knee-deep in the world of IC design,…