In the fast-paced realm of semiconductor technology, optimizing chip design to meet the dual challenges of performance enhancement and cost reduction has emerged as a pivotal focus. A new study ...

High-performance computing (HPC) applications require IC designs with maximum performance. However, as process technology advances, achieving high performance has become increasingly challenging.

Hierarchical design enables concurrent physical andlogic design. In a traditional flow, the back-end designteam must wait until the front-end RTL design team hasfinished, resulting in both schedule ...

Santa Cruz, Calif. — Dimitris Fotakis, founder and president of startup Athena Design Systems Inc., believes he has developed multiprocessing technology that can significantly speed IC physical design ...

At each transition to more advanced design and manufacturing technologies, the physical design process has undergone a transformation in breadth of requirements and depth of capability. Now, as the ...