Google, AMD, and Siemens EDA walk into a cloud…

By Michael White At DAC this past July, I had the opportunity to sit down with Phil Steinke from AMD…

Can you spot the difference?

By James Paris We’ve all played those “Spot the Difference” games where you look at two similar images and try…

Outta my way – electrons coming through!

By Joel Mercier and Karen Chow Ever been in a hurry to get to a meeting, but there were a…

A touchy subject: RF IC layout verification

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

How to get to Win-Win-Win in conflict management

By Shelly Stalnaker & Calibre Design staff Anyone who’s been through conflict management training understands the three basic scenarios. There’s…

DAC in December?? A Review of Calibre Design Solutions at DAC 2021

Did it feel a bit weird to be submitting research papers for DAC 2022 while packing to go to DAC…

Is there a quick and easy way to calculate P2P resistance or current density between any two coordinates in my IC design layout?

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

Stronger together! Context-aware SPICE simulation combines the strengths of static and dynamic verification for faster, more precise full-chip ESD verification

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

Turn IC verification challenge from a hard slog into a walk in the park by using static checks

By Neel Natekar As integrated circuits (ICs) grow in complexity, they create new challenges for IC verification flows and electronic…