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David Abercrombie continues his expert advice to P&R and chip finishing engineers on understanding and debugging multi-patterning errors accurately and…
By David Abercrombie, Mentor Graphics Multi-patterning errors in P&R layouts can be intricate, and their solutions may not be obvious
By Matthew Hogan, Mentor Graphics Reliability issues have gone way beyond DRC and LVS verification…
By Jeff Wilson, Mentor Graphics At 20nm, new fill constraints drive up the time and complexity of the fill process….
By Bill Graupp, Mentor Graphics A more robust design creates a more reliable product, and reduces yield variability over its…
By David Abercrombie, Mentor Graphics Error analysis in triple patterning is challenging, but a pyramid approach helps designers prioritize and…