We know…power integrity analysis can be a really big pain, especially for really big designs

By Joe Davis Design teams use power integrity analysis to determine if the circuits in their designs will provide the…

SAFE is good. SAFE awards are even better…

By Calibre staff Safe is good, right? We all want to be safe, especially these days. But safe took on…

Calibre and the Semiconductor Ecosystem

The Semiconductor Ecosystem- It is the definition of “High Tech”, but it isn’t just about technology, there are two other…

Adaptive Patterning: Moving with the times (and technologies)

By John Ferguson and Kevin Rinebold Deca Technologies’ Adaptive Patterning technology and their newly-announced adaptive patterning design kit (APDK) have…

Stochasticity of the input current is an important factor in accurate EM assessment for on-chip power delivery networks

At every conference, there is always that anticipatory moment just before the coveted “Best Paper” awards are announced. After all,…

Mentor receives 2020 TSMC OIP Partner of the Year awards for EDA solutions

By Shelly Stalnaker – Mentor, A Siemens Business While the structure of the TSMC OIP Ecosystem Forum had to change…

Breaking it down…How interconnect segmentation helps resolve P2P resistance errors

Breaking it down…How interconnect segmentation helps resolve P2P resistance errors

By Slava Zhuchenya – Mentor, A Siemens Business Point-to-point (P2P) simulations find and report nets that exceed predefined resistance thresholds…

VLSI optimization—a bridge too far?

VLSI optimization—a bridge too far?

source: Andrew Shiva/CC BY-SA 4.0By Sherif Hany – Mentor, A Siemens Business Job without end. How about job done? Have…

A better, faster, smarter way to insert filler cells in P&R

A better, faster, smarter way to insert filler cells in P&R

By Fady Fouad, Jeff Wilson, Esraa Swillam – Mentor, A Siemens Business Filler cells—Those cells inserted by the P&R tool…