Despite extraordinary progress in electronic design automation (EDA), custom IC design tools– whether for digital, analog, or radio-frequency (RF)–have not kept pace with the rest of the industry. The ...

Success in the semiconductor industry depends on getting increasingly complex products to market on time. This industry has worked hard over the years to realize gains promised by Moore’s Law, and the ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The process design kits (PDKs) issued by foundries to chip designers are difficult to keep current, and may place too much reliance on design rules, according to panelists at the ...

At the most advanced nodes, semiconductor innovation is driven less by individual breakthroughs and more by the efficient application of process technology. That efficiency increasingly depends on ...

The latest revision of austriamicrosystems’ analog/mixed signal high performance process design kit (“HIT-Kit”) is now available for its 0.35-µm CMOS, high-voltage CMOS, and SiGe-BiCMOS specialty ...