EDN

Bringing MEMS into the IC design flow

Micro-electro-mechanical systems have been available for years, and have been successful in selected high-volume applications. But MEMS design is not as organized as it could be. MEMS design typically ...
Semiconductor Engineering

A Multi-Level Analog IC Design Flow For Fast Performance Estimation Using Template-Based Layout Generators And Structural Models

Analog IC design is a very challenging task as essential information is missing in the early design stages. Because the simulation of larger designs is exceedingly computationally expensive at lower ...
Electronic Design

Reducing IC design effort with easy-to-use reliable digital IC design flow

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 ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Secure Physical Design Roadmap Enabling End-To-End Trustworthy IC Design Flow

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 ...
EDN

TSMC Unveils IC Design Flow For 0.25-, 0.18-Micron Processes

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 ...