Despite extraordinary progress in electronic design automation (EDA), custom IC design tools– whether for digital, analog, or radio-frequency (RF)–have not kept pace with the rest of the industry. The ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. As two new standards initiatives take aim at making process design kits easier to use, questions are arising about the usefulness of the design rules embedded in PDKs and the design ...

When it comes to taking advantage of new silicon technology, design enablement teams must deliver accurate process design kits (PDKs) to mitigate the complexity of evolving semiconductor processes.

Why should there be an interest in Package Assembly Design Kits (PADK) today? For the most part, it is due to the advancement in the accumulation of files forming the PADK now offering a customized ...

The latest revision of austriamicrosystems’ analog/mixed signal high performance process design kit (“HIT-Kit”) is now available for its 0.35-?m CMOS, high-voltage CMOS, and SiGe-BiCMOS specialty ...

Validating design kits requires investment and collaboration across the supply chain, but it pays off in fewer layout respins and lower risk.

The NanoIC pilot line, a European initiative led by imec to accelerate semiconductor innovation beyond the 2nm node, has announced the release of its updated N2 Pathfinding Process Design Kit (P-PDK) ...