By Hossam Sarhan and Dusan Petranovic Supporting the high performance and reliability needed for artificial intelligence (AI), data centers and cloud computing requires powerful and efficient integrated circuits (ICs). More semiconductor companies are considering superconductor ICs for their unique properties that allow ultrafast processing of digital information. These properties include fast superconducting transmission lines and active devices called Josephson junctions, w

By Stephen V. Chavez Last year, on the Printed Circuit Podcast, I engaged in conversation with Anaya Vardya about the complexities of advanced printed circuit design. Anaya Vardya , the CEO of American Standard Circuits (ASC), is a seasoned professional with over 35 years of experience in the printed circuit board manufacturing space. His company has helped educate the industry by writing several books, or “golden nuggets” as I like to say, which are all available for free on

By David Abercrombie For IC designers, striking the right balance between tight deadlines and limited resources is a constant challenge. Designers are constantly working to enhance efficiency without compromising on design quality. Traditionally, IC design and verification followed a linear process, but modern IC designs require a more concurrent approach that addresses block/chip layout and circuit issues earlier in the design flow. A new approach that provides signoff-quali

By Carlos Gazca Last year, I sat with Steph Chavez, the host of the Printed Circuit Podcast , and engaged in a conversation about design reuse. At the time I was working as an Application Engineer at L3Harris Technologies, but soon after I joined the Siemens team as a Technical Marketing Engineer. My background offers me a unique viewpoint as I have seen design reuse used differently and have learned what works and doesn’t work. Understanding design reuse One of the primary

By Srividya Jayaram In semiconductor manufacturing, staying ahead means embracing smarter processes. The rise in demand and the need to maximize profits call for innovative solutions to improve yield ramp for new products. Siemens, a pioneer in digital twin technology in multiple industries including energy, factory automation, and aerospace now extends this solution to the electronics and semiconductor manufacturing industry with the Calibre Fab Insights platform. This platf

By Stephen V. Chavez In the ever-evolving landscape of printed circuit board (PCB) technologies, high density Interconnect (HDI) and...

By Terry Meeks In the landscape of modern IC chip verification, ensuring the connectivity from diffusion layers to well regions is...

By Stephen V. Chavez Last year, on the Printed Circuit Podcast, I spoke with industry veteran, Scott Decker, about the use of PCB design constraints in PCB design. Decker has insightful knowledge on using design constraints as he has been working in the field of board design for 30 years, beginning his career using the Mentor tool in 1990 and spending the past 11 years working in Xpedition . What is a PCB design constraint? In simple terms, a design constraint is a restricti

By Richard Yan In the intricate world of system-on-chip (SoC) development, Physical Verification (PV) reports serve as vital checkpoints...