Siemens EDA Blogs

Siemens EDA’s mission is to help you engineer a smarter future faster. Read our latest blog posts to keep up to date on the latest tools, trends, methodologies and offerings in IC, advanced packaging and PCB systems electronics design, verification and manufacturing.

Calibre IC Design & Manufacturing

Why curvilinear OPC demands a new optimization approach

August 24, 2026

The semiconductor industry’s transition to sub-5 nm nodes has fundamentally changed photomask design economics. For years, teams relied on rectilinear...

By Calibre IC Design & Manufacturing

Electronic Systems Design

AI in PCB design: hype or the future of engineering?

August 24, 2026

The world of electronics design is constantly evolving, and few topics are generating as much buzz (and sometimes apprehension) as...

Calibre IC Design & Manufacturing

From chaos to clarity: Smarter DRC workflows and team productivity with Calibre Vision AI

August 20, 2026

Advanced node DRC demands rapid team coordination and closure. You can transform your entire DRC workflow by turning massive error data into...

By Calibre IC Design & Manufacturing

Electronic Systems Design

Proactive BOM analysis for supply chain resilience

August 20, 2026

BOM risk has become a critical design constraint, where a single part shortage can trigger weeks of redesign churn and...

By David Haboud

Siemens expands Saskatoon EDA R&D hub to meet rising global demand for AI chip design

August 19, 2026

Siemens expands Saskatoon EDA hub, adding 100 jobs and 45,000 sq ft

By Mamoona Ahmad

From complexity to clarity: Simplifying AMS verification with Mixed-Signal Visualizer

August 12, 2026

Siemens EDA's Mixed-Signal Visualizer simplifies AMS verification by tackling the debug bottleneck with intuitive, holistic views.

By Neel Natekar, luong nguyen

Electronic Systems Design

The BOM Is no longer documentation, it's engineering intelligence

August 06, 2026

The Bill of Materials deserves to be viewed differently. It is no longer simply documentation created after engineering decisions have been made. It is one of the earliest indicators of product resilience and one of the richest sources of engineering intelligence available to the development team.

By Stephen V. Chavez

Electronic Systems Design

From optimization to AI: The evolution of intelligent PCB analysis

August 06, 2026

PCB designers face a difficult reality: every generation of electronics demands more performance, tighter margins, and shorter development schedules. High-speed...

By bradleycecil

Calibre IC Design & Manufacturing

DRC at scale: How Calibre Vision AI turns billions of errors into actionable insights

August 05, 2026

Accelerate DRC closure for advanced node SoCs with Calibre Vision AI. Real-time, AI-guided analysis shortens debug cycles and enables efficient team collaboration for faster, predictable physical verification.

By Calibre IC Design & Manufacturing