Santa Cruz, Calif. — At first glance, the Pilot Design Environment from Synopsys Inc. may sound like a resurrected EDA framework from the late 1980s. But Synopsys claims to be taking a fresh approach ...

“SpringSoft has established itself as leader in providing open, interoperable solutions through our support of OA. The latest release of Laker ADP provides a complete OA-based custom IC design flow, ...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) today released what it believes is the first manufacturability-focused IC design flow that is silicon-proven in its 0.25-micron and 0.18-micron ...

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) today announced that its custom and analog/mixed-signal (AMS) IC design flow has achieved certification for Samsung ...

Ansys® Redhawk-SC™ and Ansys® Redhawk-SC Electrothermal™ multiphysics power integrity and 3D-IC thermal integrity platforms are certified as compliant with TSMC's 3Dblox standard for 3D-IC design ...

The FICS Research Institute (University of Florida) has published a new research paper titled “Secure Physical Design.” This is the first and most comprehensive research work done in this area that ...

In the realm of high-performance IC (integrated circuit) design, symmetry is not just an aesthetic preference—it’s a critical factor for ensuring proper device functionality, especially in analog and ...

HSINCHU, Taiwan & SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE: UMC; TWSE: 2303) (“UMC”), a leading global semiconductor foundry, and Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

IROC Technologies faced developing an integrated circuit (IC) - from scratch - with limited internal IC design resources. To meet the aggressive tapeout schedule, IROC needed to feel confident in the ...

Seldom does a design team receive carte blanche—at whatever the cost—to meet performance or power specifications. But given the partitioning and segmentation of many IC design flows, it’s not uncommon ...