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By Omar Elabd
As semiconductor designs move below 7 nm, parasitic effects—resistance, capacitance and inductance—become major threats to IC performance and reliability, often hiding where netlist reviews cannot reach. Design teams need advanced visualization tools like heat maps, layer-based analysis and direct layout… Read More
By Mark Tawfik
Overview: Protecting ICs from costly ESD and latch-up failures
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) events cost the semiconductor industry an estimated $8 billion annually in lost productivity, warranty claims and product failures [1].
Ensuring the robust protection of integrated circuits (ICs) against various… Read More
November 4, 2025 | 10:00 AM PST
This webinar will present advanced simulation tools and techniques for the design of GaN power amplifiers with increased assurance of stable operation that goes beyond simple k-factor analysis. The methods will be demonstrated using Qorvo GaN technology and related non-linear models that have
By Zameer Mohammed
This article claims to provide clear key insights of Min Pulse Width (MPW) timing signoff check, proactive closure strategies for faster time-to-market, and effective methods to prevent silicon failures.
Min Pulse Width (MPW) check for timing signoff has become an important design constraint at the sub-5nm… Read More
The increasing demand for accelerated computing solutions calls for an agile hardware design methodology to be able to keep up with fast evolving landscape of algorithms. Traditional hardware design methodology has long development cycles involving defining architecture, doing microarchitecture development using RTL,
As digital chip design complexity grows, engineering teams face increasing pressure to meet aggressive PPA targets on tight schedules. To overcome this challenge, the EDA industry requires a revolutionary shift towards AI. Siemens EDA is leading this transformation by implementing a comprehensive strategy that combines… Read More
The DATE conference is the main European event bringing together designers and design automation users, researchers and vendors, as well as specialists in hardware and software design, test, and manufacturing
The Component-based TPA and Virtual Prototyping Master Class is a 3-day live training event that brings together the NVH community at the NVH facility in Leuven, Belgium. This immersive program features theoretical lectures and insights from industry leaders, supported by live demonstrations, interactive sessions, and
On July 9, 2025, a DACtv session featured a Google product manager discussing the strategic importance of electronic design automation (EDA) and how Google Cloud is optimizing it for the semiconductor industry, as presented in the YouTube video. The talk highlighted Google Cloud’s role in addressing the escalating complexity… Read More
On July 9, 2025, Derren Dunn from IBM Research’s TJ Watson Research Center delivered a DACtv presentation, as seen in the YouTube video detailing IBM’s EDA-as-a-Solution platform. This innovative offering leverages IBM’s high-performance computing (HPC) cloud to deliver hybrid and cloud-only infrastructure for electronic… Read More
