Static Timing Analysis Signoff – A comprehensive and Robust Approach

Static Timing Analysis Signoff – A comprehensive and Robust Approach
by Admin on 09-02-2025 at 6:00 am

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By Zameer Mohammed

Once a chip is taped out, changes in design are not possible – Silicon is unforgiving, does not allow postproduction modifications. In contrast, software can be updated after release, but chips remain fixed. Static Timing Analysis (STA) signoff serves as a crucial safeguard against silicon failures.

In modern… Read More


Cadence’s Tempus – New Hierarchical Approach for Static Timing Analysis

Cadence’s Tempus – New Hierarchical Approach for Static Timing Analysis
by Mitch Heins on 07-13-2017 at 12:00 pm

While at the 54[SUP]th[/SUP] Design Automation Conference (DAC) I had the opportunity to talk with Ruben Molina, Product Management Director for Cadence’s Tempus static timing analysis (STA) tool. This was a good review of how the state-of-the-art for STA has evolved over the last couple decades. While the basic problem hasn’t… Read More


Signoff Accurate Timing Analysis at Improved Run-time & Capacity

Signoff Accurate Timing Analysis at Improved Run-time & Capacity
by Pawan Fangaria on 04-18-2014 at 4:30 pm

The semiconductor design sizes, these days, can easily be of the order of several hundred millions of cells, adding into the complexity of verification. Amid ever growing design sizes, it’s a must that the timing verification is done accurately. Normally Static Timing Analysis (STA) is done to check whether all clocks and signals… Read More