Accelerating Digital Transformation With Tight Integration Of Manufacturing Data
By Jonathan Holt - 17 Mar, 2025 - Comments: 0

Many semiconductor companies are involved in digital transformation of their overall processes and operations. Manufacturing is one of the most critical and value generating processes in a semiconductor company. Being able to tightly integrate manufacturing with the rest of the enterprise is a critical element of a successful digital transformation program. Recognizing the value of real-time... » read more

Design Optimization Techniques To Improve NC-CFET Performance
By Technical Paper Link - 14 Mar, 2025 - Comments: 0

A new technical paper titled "Insights Into Design Optimization of Negative Capacitance Complementary-FET (CFET)" was published by researchers at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University. Abstract "This work assesses and analyzes negative-capacitance CFETs (NC-CFETs) with metal-ferroelectric-insulator-semiconductor (MFIS) and metal-ferroelectric-metal-insulator-semiconductor (MFMIS) configu... » read more

Chip Industry Week In Review
By The SE Staff - 14 Mar, 2025 - Comments: 0

ASML and imec signed a five-year strategic partnership to advance semiconductor innovation and sustainable technology. The collaboration will leverage ASML’s full product portfolio, including high-NA EUV, DUV immersion, and advanced metrology tools, within imec’s pilot line for sub-2nm R&D. Supported by EU and national funding, it will also drive research in silicon photonics, memory, a... » read more

Reducing Voltage Guard Band
By Barry Pangrle - 13 Mar, 2025 - Comments: 0

The 2025 International Solid State Circuits Conference was held in San Francisco from February 16th to 20th. IBM presented three papers[1,2,3] based on their Samsung 5nm Tellum II chip. These are interesting in terms of the technology and the specifics about the design and measures taken to improve energy efficiency and reduce power. My first remembrance of a company specializing in guard-ba... » read more

Easier Assertion Development And Debug With Simulation Replay
By Vin Liao - 13 Mar, 2025 - Comments: 0

By Vin Liao and Robert Ruiz Assertions and assertion IP (AIP) are a core part of the register transfer level (RTL) verification environment for all modern chip development projects. Assertions can be considered as statements of design intent, specifying how the design should behave—and not behave—under specified conditions. They range from simple statements, for example, that a multi-bit... » read more

Enabling Next-Generation Automotive Zonal Architecture With MIPI
By Raj Uppala - 13 Mar, 2025 - Comments: 0

The evolution of automotive architecture has followed three key stages: distributed architecture, domain-centralized architecture, and emerging zonal architecture. Each stage reflects advancements in functionality, complexity, and efficiency. Distributed architecture, prevalent in early vehicles, relied on numerous function-specific Electronic Control Units (ECUs). While effective for modularit... » read more

Fulfilling 3D-IC Trade-Off Analyses (And Benefits) With An AI Assist
By Pratyush Kamal - 13 Mar, 2025 - Comments: 0

As we walk around with supercomputers in our pockets and work at desks on even more powerful supercomputers, a lot of processing has moved to the cloud. As a politician described, this can be problematic on a day when there are no clouds in the sky. The world discovered the truth of those words when Crowdstrike struck on July 19, 2024. System designers who spent years balancing power, performan... » read more

Static Timing Analysis: Cell Delay Vs. Cell Drive Strength
By Pamula Sai Srinivas - 13 Mar, 2025 - Comments: 0

Have you ever wondered how a predator succeeds or its prey escapes in the jungle? It’s the breathtaking speed and agility of the predator (say, a leopard) as it chases prey (say, a deer). The VLSI circuit operation is very similar. If the driving cell is strong, it takes less delay and changes the output quicker than a weaker driver, which produces a sluggish response and takes longer t... » read more

3D-IC For The Masses
By Brian Bailey - 13 Mar, 2025 - Comments: 1

The concepts of 3D-IC and chiplets have the whole industry excited. It potentially marks the next stage in the evolution of the IP industry, but so far, technical difficulties and cost have curtailed its usage to just a handful of companies. Even within those, they do not appear to be seeing benefits from heterogeneous integration or reuse. Attempts to make this happen are not new. "A decade... » read more

The Importance Of Safety Analysis In Automotive Systems Engineering
By Ka-lip Chu - 13 Mar, 2025 - Comments: 0

Over the years, automotive safety has maintained a top spot in the minds of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Self-driving vehicles, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), and AI-driven innovations designed to further protect us on the road are rapidly evolving. It’s been an exciting journey but not without some hiccups for automotive manufacturers along the way. For instance, a... » read more

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