EDN

DESIGN TOOLS: IC design flow integrated

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 ...
Business Wire

SpringSoft Completes OpenAccess-Compatible IC Layout Flow with Enhancements to Laker ADP Design Entry System

“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, ...
Nasdaq

Tower Semiconductor and Cadence Announce New Reference Flow for Advanced 5G Communications and Automotive IC Development

Collaboration results in silicon-validated SP4T RF SOI switch reference flow using the Virtuoso Design Platform and integrated EM analysis Flow showcases advantages of a unified design environment for ...
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 ...
Nasdaq

Ansys 3D-IC Power Integrity and Thermal Solutions Certified for TSMC 3Dblox Reference Flow

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 ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Boost High-Performance IC Design Flows With Early Interactive Symmetry Checking

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 ...
Digi Times

Cadence, UMC team up for 22nm analog and mixed-signal IC design flow certification

Cadence Design Systems' analog and mixed-signal (AMS) IC design flow has been certified for United Microelectronics' (UMC) 22ULP/ULL process technologies, according to the companies. This flow ...
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 ...
Business Wire

UMC and Cadence Collaborate on Analog/Mixed-Signal Flow for 22ULP/ULL Process Technologies

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

Ansys 3D-IC Power Integrity and Thermal Solutions Certified for TSMC 3Dblox Reference Flow

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ansys (NASDAQ: ANSS) has collaborated with TSMC to certify that Ansys RedHawk-SC™ and Ansys® Redhawk-SC Electrothermal™ are compliant with TSMC's 3Dblox™ ...