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Electronic Systems Design

What’s new in PADS VX.2? Find out at the PADS World Tour.

October 11, 2016

The PADS 2016 World Tour is in full swing! For me, it’s been great getting to talk to design professionals...

Calibre IC Design & Manufacturing

The Pitfalls of Auto-Stitching in Double-Patterning

October 10, 2016

By David Abercrombie, Mentor Graphics Untimely DP stitching can cause more problems than it solves, that’s why strategic use is...

By Calibre IC Design & Manufacturing

Electronic Systems Design

Decoupling Analysis for Trace-Routed PDNs

September 29, 2016

Performing an accurate high-frequency analysis of a power distribution network routed with traces instead of planes poses some interesting challenges. Most...

By Patrick Carrier

Calibre IC Design & Manufacturing

Established Technology Nodes: The Most Popular Kid at the Dance

September 27, 2016

By Michael White, Mentor Graphics Established nodes have a lot of dancing left to do! Learn how and why new...

By Calibre IC Design & Manufacturing

Electronic Systems Design

You’re Invited! The PADS World Tour starts Sept. 15

September 20, 2016

As an engineer, your job is to get your job done – to overcome the specific design challenge you’re facing,...

Calibre IC Design & Manufacturing

Back-annotating DFM enhancements to place & route tools

September 19, 2016

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

By Calibre IC Design & Manufacturing

Calibre IC Design & Manufacturing

Device Pin-Specific Property Extraction For Layout Simulation

September 14, 2016

By Phil Brooks, Mentor Graphics Can you accurately extract device pin-specific properties without creating phantom nets?

By Calibre IC Design & Manufacturing

Electronic Systems Design

The Simplest of Power Integrity Issues

September 06, 2016

By far, DC Drop issues are the simplest problems you can run into when designing a power distribution network or...

By Patrick Carrier

Calibre IC Design & Manufacturing

Synthesis of Design Rules and Patterns

August 31, 2016

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

By Calibre IC Design & Manufacturing