The first time that I saw a DRAM in a ceramic package running on a tester I made the mistake of touching my finger to the metal lid, scorching my finger and teaching me a lesson that ICs can run extremely hot. I’ve read a lot the past few years about 3D IC design, and immediately my mind becomes curious about how an engineer would go… Read More
At DAC this year there was a presentation from Samsung titled, “Profile-based Architecture Power Modeling Methodology for AP/SoC Product”. I’ve been using Samsung Smart Phones for the past four generations, so was very curious about how they have managed to improve the average battery life from less than… Read More
Founders
The founder, Ghislain Kaiser, spent about 10 years at STMicroelectronics, mainly in multimedia groups and for the wireless market. At this time, he was a power expert and tasked with making the chips use less power. The first thing he did was to look at what tools existed on the market. They wanted to use off the shelf tools… Read More
