DFM: Still a really good thing to do!

By Simon Favre If you’re not using critical area analysis and design for manufacturing to improve your IC yield and…

What is critical area analysis and why should I care?

By Simon Favre What makes money in the semiconductor industry? A killer IC design? Something so innovative that it blows…

A Pattern of Success: Calibre Pattern Matching

A Pattern of Success: Calibre Pattern Matching

Calibre Pattern Matching enables innovative DRC and other applications across all process nodes and designs.

Back-annotating DFM enhancements to place & route tools

Back-annotating DFM enhancements to place & route tools

By James Paris, Mentor Graphics Back-annotation of DFM enhancements to P&R simplifies iterations as designers close timing and physical verification

Synthesis of Design Rules and Patterns

Synthesis of Design Rules and Patterns

By Michael White, Mentor Graphics Integrating pattern matching with design verification and process development yields benefits at all nodes. Learn…

Reliability Scoring for the Automotive Market

Reliability Scoring for the Automotive Market

By Jeff Wilson, Mentor Graphics Companies designing automotive electronics must understand how variability affects design quality and reliability.

Deja Vu for CMP Modeling?

Deja Vu for CMP Modeling?

By Jeff Wilson, Mentor Graphics With manufacturing innovations and new DFM solutions, CMP modeling is gaining renewed popularity

Automated Chip Polishing Can Make Your Design Shine

Automated Chip Polishing Can Make Your Design Shine

By Bill Graupp, Mentor Graphics A more robust design creates a more reliable product, and reduces yield variability over its…

IoT, Cost-per-Transistor Extend Lifetimes of Established Technology Nodes

IoT, Cost-per-Transistor Extend Lifetimes of Established Technology Nodes

By Michael White, Mentor Graphics Much of the Internet of Things (IoT) functionality we crave is more cost-effective when implemented…