PDK Generation Needs Paradigm Shift

PDK Generation Needs Paradigm Shift
by Pawan Fangaria on 04-28-2015 at 4:00 pm

For any semiconductor technology node to be adopted in actual semiconductor designs, the very first step is to have a Process Design Kit (PDK) developed for that particular technology node and qualified through several design tools used in the design flow. The development of PDK has not been easy; it’s a tedious, time consuming,… Read More


An easier way to deal with design rule waivers (video)

An easier way to deal with design rule waivers (video)
by Beth Martin on 10-26-2013 at 11:00 am

At advanced nodes, design rules are necessarily more complex and restrictive. Although most of the time you can find a way to live with them, sometimes it’s necessary to seek a waiver from the foundry for a particular design feature. This involves documenting the feature, the design rules in question and the conditions under which… Read More