The march toward 3D ICs and advanced packaging brings unrivaled performance and integration opportunities—but it also raises new reliability challenges…
By James Paris As chip designs grow more complex and SoCs reach new heights in size and integration, the challenges…
By Jeff Wilson As an IC designer, you know that achieving an optimal layout is about more than just meeting…
By John Ferguson and Nermeen Hossam Chip designers are very aware of how time-consuming early design rule checking (DRC) can…
By David Abercrombie For IC designers, striking the right balance between tight deadlines and limited resources is a constant challenge….
By Mustafa Naeem, Ahmed Tahoon, Omar Ragi, and Reem El-Adawi In the realm of software testing, accurately tracking and analyzing…
By John Ferguson IC design’s evolution continues to push the boundaries of Moore’s law to new heights. One of the…
By Terry Meeks Designing integrated circuits (ICs) is a multifaceted task that requires the integration of various components, including intellectual…
By John Ferguson Design teams have known since, well, pretty much forever that mechanical stresses and temperature changes can affect…