By Design With Calibre By Derong Yan Integrated circuit (IC) chip designers are constantly striving to meet ever-increasing standards of reliability and performance in the fast-paced realm of semiconductor manufacturing. Amidst these challenges, plasma induced damage (PID) in gate oxide, often referred to as the antenna effect, stands as a significant threat to the yield and reliability of MOSFET circuits. While PID actually occurs during IC manufacturing, it can be minimized

By Design With Calibre By Terry Meeks Designing integrated circuits (ICs) is a multifaceted task that requires the integration of various components, including intellectual property (IP). IP are reusable components that are integrated into larger IC designs. IP play a crucial role in IC design, enabling design companies to save time and resources by incorporating pre-designed functionality into their layouts. Although companies do develop their own proprietary IP, most IP is

By Design With Calibre By John Ferguson Design teams have known since, well, pretty much forever that mechanical stresses and temperature changes can affect electrical behavior. These impacts change device mobilities and conductivities in active devices, as well as impacting resistivities and electromigration impacts in passive devices,. In traditional integrated circuit (IC) or system-on-chip (SoC) designs, these impacts are largely safeguarded by the fact that all devices a

根據WSTS統計，23Q4全球半導體市場銷售值達1,460億美元，較上季(23Q3)成長8.4%，較2022年同期(22Q4)成長11.6%；銷售量達2,234億顆，較上季(23Q3)衰退5.8%，較2022年同期(22Q4)衰退11.5%；ASP為0.653美元，較上季(...

By Design With Calibre By Le Hong As semiconductor components continue to shrink, the challenges associated with design-for-manufacturing (DFM) and design-technology co-optimization (DTCO) increase. The complexity of the IC design and manufacturing process demands an extension of traditional DFM and DTCO techniques to overcome the systematic failures tied to complex design-process interactions. The IC design-to-manufacturing flow has well-defined modules such as physical desi

By: Deb Geiger, VP Global Marketing, Aegis Software In a manufacturing landscape defined by rigorous standards, emerging technologies,...

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By James Paris Hey there, custom integrated circuit (IC) design engineers! If you’re knee-deep in the world of IC design, you know that dealing with fill flows is like walking a tightrope. On one hand, fill data is essential for ensuring your designs meet manufacturing density requirements. On the other hand, they can be a real headache when it comes to managing them effectively within your design environment. But wait, there’s good news! We’ve got a solution that’s going to

By Ray Macias and Gregory Beers PCB routing is one of the most enjoyable parts of PCB design , but also the most time consuming. It may take only a week to layout your board, but it could take you three months to route it unless you have the appropriate automation tools. PCB routing technology is more advanced than in years past, and yet, you can still be very creative and make a beautiful design. It makes sense to take advantage of the tools that are available to you when ro