EDN

Bringing MEMS into the IC design flow

Micro-electro-mechanical systems have been available for years, and have been successful in selected high-volume applications. But MEMS design is not as organized as it could be. MEMS design typically ...
Business Wire

SpringSoft Completes OpenAccess-Compatible IC Layout Flow with Enhancements to Laker ADP Design Entry System

HSINCHU, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SpringSoft, Inc., a global supplier of specialized IC design software, today announced the availability of the latest version of its Laker™ Advanced Design Platform ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Raising The IQ Of Your MEMS-Based IC Design Flow

Internet of Things (IoT) applications depend on smart objects that interact with the real world. So your IoT project is likely to contain ICs that integrate micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), ...
Electronic Design

Digital IC design platform gets a facelift

The latest version of Cadence Design System’s Encounter digital IC design platform includes chip optimisation, mixed-signal support for very large 65nm-and-below designs, and diagonal routing using ...
EDN

Mentor revamps analog, mixed-signal IC design flows

SAN FRANCISCO — In an effort to reposition itself against the incumbent in the analog tools world, Mentor Graphics Corp. will announce this week enhancements to its front-to-back tool set for analog ...
Business Wire

Cadence Custom/AMS Flow Certified for the Samsung Foundry 3nm Advanced Process Technology for Early Design Starts

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) today announced that its custom and analog/mixed-signal (AMS) IC design flow has achieved certification for Samsung ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Let’s Do The (IC Design) Time Warp Again

For the most part, we’ve all been doing integrated circuit (IC) and system-on-chip (SoC) layout the same way for decades. Designers put together the design, be it intellectual property (IP), block, or ...