SAFE is good. SAFE awards are even better…

By Calibre staff Safe is good, right? We all want to be safe, especially these days. But safe took on…

Building a strong reliability foundation with Calibre PERC

By Matthew Hogan How are you handling your reliability verification right now? Custom reliability verification? No reliability verification? How confident…

Automated ESD protection verification for 2.5-3D ICs is now a reality

Got the mid-winter blahs? The post-New Year letdown? Looking for something to rev you up? How about an automated method…

Do you have a reliable automated waiver process for reliability verification?

By Dina Medhat – Mentor, A Siemens Business Design rule waivers Maybe a design rule that made sense at 22nm…

Automated Power Model Verification for Analog IPs

Automated Power Model Verification for Analog IPs

By Sierene Aymen and Hartmut Marquardt, Mentor Graphics Eliminating manual work during power intent verification of analog IPs reduces susceptibility…

An Automated Solution for Voltage-Aware DRC

An Automated Solution for Voltage-Aware DRC

By Dina Medhat, Mentor Graphics Automated voltage propagation with Calibre PERC makes it easier to comply with voltage-aware DRC spacing…

Electromigration and IC Reliability Risk

Electromigration and IC Reliability Risk

By Dina Medhat, Mentor Graphics Gradual damage from electromigration can affect product performance and reduce product lifetimes. Reliability analysis ensures…

LEF/DEF IO Ring Check Automation

LEF/DEF IO Ring Check Automation

By Matthew Hogan, Mentor Graphics Designing today’s complex system-on-chips (SoCs) requires careful consideration when planning input/output (IO) pad rings…  

Together At Last – Combining Netlist and Layout Data for Power-Aware Verification

Together At Last – Combining Netlist and Layout Data for Power-Aware Verification

By Beth Martin, with Sridhar Srinivasan, Yi-Ting Lee, and Frank Feng, Mentor Graphics Reliability checks on multiple-power-domain and mixed-signal designs…