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Automotive Safety Island
By Siemens EDA - 02 Nov, 2023 - Comments: 0

The promise of autonomous vehicles is driving profound changes in the design and testing of automotive semiconductor parts. Automotive ICs, once deployed for simple functions like controlling windows, are now performing complex functions related to advanced driver-assist systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving applications. The processing power required results in very large and complex ICs that ... » read more

Selective Radiation Mitigation For Integrated Circuits
By Siemens EDA - 25 Oct, 2023 - Comments: 0

Shortened lifecycles and cost reduction coupled with the demand for advanced capabilities continue to challenge project teams delivering IC into space systems. To meet these demands, project teams must continue to evolve across all aspects of the lifecycle, including the implementation and verification of mitigation protections against single event effects. This paper defines a methodology t... » read more

The Value Of Field Solvers In Semiconductor Development Helps Drive Infineon Innovation
By Siemens EDA - 11 Oct, 2023 - Comments: 0

Parasitic extraction (PEX) helps ensure accurate circuit performance in the design and verification flow. Development of accurate PEX runsets depends on accurate and precise extraction results obtained using a full-featured field solver. Infineon selected the Calibre xACT 3D tool as their reference field solver tool of choice in the development of their next-generation semiconductor power produ... » read more

Why Are S-Parameters Superior For Power Module Optimization?
By Siemens EDA - 05 Oct, 2023 - Comments: 0

A power module is a high-power switching circuit – used in electric vehicles, renewable energy, photovoltaics, wind, and many more applications – that uses insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBT) or metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors as switching elements. This paper discusses the difference in power module simulation using lumped elements and S-Parameters. Using a simple ... » read more

What Does Shift Left With Calibre Mean For IC Designers
By Siemens EDA - 27 Sep, 2023 - Comments: 0

Driven by the world’s seemingly insatiable demand for electronics that constantly do more faster, integrated circuit (IC) design companies are continuously seeking ways to profitably deliver products with more functionality, reliability, and performance while reducing time-to-market. To accomplish this, a well-planned shift left strategy can free up critical time and resources in delivery sch... » read more

Electro-Thermal Design Breakthrough
By Siemens EDA - 13 Sep, 2023 - Comments: 0

Electronic component manufacturers have traditionally provided models in SPICE format, so customers can simulate their application circuits and better understand the features, capabilities, and interactions of those parts in the system context. Now, with BCI ROM, a similar and parallel thermal model supply chain can develop. This technology breakthrough arrives at a time of component design-in ... » read more

Speeding Time-To-Market With A Comprehensive And Tightly Integrated Design And Verification Process
By Siemens EDA - 06 Sep, 2023 - Comments: 0

Nobo Automotive Technology Co., Ltd. is a high-tech automotive electronics company under the Nobo Automotive group, focusing on intelligent cockpit, vehicle control, connectivity, and driving. Its range of products include cabin domain controllers, displays, instrument clusters, infotainment systems, central electronic units, T-Box terminals, and driving domain controllers, among others. Nobo A... » read more

The Four Foundational Pillars Of Calibre Shift Left Solutions For IC Design And Implementation Flows
By Siemens EDA - 23 Aug, 2023 - Comments: 0

As the semiconductor industry approaches a new era of digital transformation, design companies everywhere are turning to shift left strategies to address challenges that reduce design cycles while maximizing productivity, optimizing resource efficiency, ensuring design quality, and accelerating time to market. To overcome these challenges in IC design, Calibre shift left technologies include to... » read more

A Survey Of Machine Learning Applications In Functional Verification
By Siemens EDA - 02 Aug, 2023 - Comments: 0

Functional verification is computationally and data-intensive by nature, making it a natural target of machine learning applications. This paper provides a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of FV problems addressable by ML. Among the various ML techniques and algorithms, several emerging ones have demonstrated outstanding potential in FV. Yet despite the promising research results, criti... » read more

Placement And CTS Techniques For High-Performance Computing Designs
By Siemens EDA - 26 Jul, 2023 - Comments: 0

This paper discusses the challenges of designing high-performance computing (HPC) integrated circuits (ICs) to achieve maximum performance. The design process for HPC ICs has become more complex with each new process technology, requiring new architectures and transistors. We highlight how the Siemens Aprisa digital implementation solution can solve placement and clock tree challenges in HPC de... » read more

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