Steering The Semiconductor Industry
By Brian Bailey - 26 Aug, 2021 - Comments: 2

Progress in semiconductors has been one of the most successful engineering feats, and the industry has ridden an exponential curve longer than anything else in history. It is also a highly conservative industry that has pushed away many disruptive changes in favor of small incremental changes that minimize risk. There have been significant changes over the decades, and they often required a ... » read more

The Difference Between Processor Configuration And Customization
By Roddy Urquhart - 26 Aug, 2021 - Comments: 0

For many years, people have been talking about configuring processor IP cores, but especially with growing interest in the open RISC-V ISA, there is much more talk about customization. So, what is the difference? A simple analogy is to think of ordering a pizza. With most pizzerias, you have standard bases and a choice of toppings from a limited list. You can configure the pizza to the ... » read more

In-Design Signoff DRC For Productivity Improvement
By Srinivas Velivala - 26 Aug, 2021 - Comments: 0

Microsemi, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Microchip Technology, produces a portfolio of semiconductor and system solutions for communications, defense and security, aerospace, and industrial markets. In addition to high-performance and radiation-hardened analog/mixed-signal integrated circuits, FPGAs, SoCs and ASICs, they also design power management products, timing and synchronization devices, ... » read more

How Chips Will Change Health Care
By Ed Sperling - 25 Aug, 2021 - Comments: 0

Jo De Boeck, chief strategy officer and executive vice president at imec, sat down with Semiconductor Engineering to talk about the intersection of medical and semiconductor technology, what's changing in how chips are being used, and what will happen in the short term and long-term. What follows are excerpts of that discussion. SE: Medical technology never advanced at the rate everybody... » read more

Connecting Teams With A Collaboration Hub In The Cloud
By Siemens EDA - 25 Aug, 2021 - Comments: 0

Given the complexities inherent in both next-generation products and the underlying components used, effective collaboration is fundamental to successfully navigating the product creation journey. Teams that are better synchronized and aligned are far more likely to deliver a successful product to market on time and on budget. Explore how the Connect application extends the power of PADS Pro... » read more

Blog Review: Aug. 25
By Jesse Allen - 25 Aug, 2021 - Comments: 0

Arm's Fernando Garcia Redondo, Pranay Prabhat, and Mudit Bhargava introduce an open source framework and compact model for the simulation, characterization, and analysis of MRAM magnetic tunnel junctions. Siemens EDA's Chris Spear continues the tutorial on SystemVerilog class variables with a look at how to use the $cast() system task to copy between base and derived class variables. Syno... » read more

RTL Architect: Parallel RTL Exploration With Unparalleled Accuracy
By Synopsys - 25 Aug, 2021 - Comments: 0

Increasing chip complexity and restrictive advanced node rules have made it harder for implementation tools to achieve PPA targets and node entitlements via last-mile optimizations. RTL Architect enables designers to "shift-left" and predict the implementation impact of their RTL. RTL designers, SoC integrators, and IP developers have embraced this fast, predictive technology to give them new i... » read more

800G Ethernet MACsec Integration And Verification
By Cadence - 25 Aug, 2021 - Comments: 0

Ethernet is the interconnect technology of choice for a wide range of applications including (but not limited to) data centers, wireless backhaul, automotive, artificial intelligence (AI), and many other use cases. It is ubiquitous. As bandwidth requirements continue to scale to ever-dizzying heights due to the proliferation of data-intensive applications, developing, integrating, and validatin... » read more

High-performance flexible nanoscale transistors based on transition metal dichalcogenides
By Technical Paper Link - 24 Aug, 2021 - Comments: 0

Read the paper here. Published June 17, 2021, Nature Electronics. Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenides could be used to build high-performance flexible electronics. However, flexible field-effect transistors (FETs) based on such materials are typically fabricated with channel lengths on the micrometre scale, not benefitting from the short-channel advan... » read more

A Compact Model For Scalable MTJ Simulation
By Technical Paper Link - 24 Aug, 2021 - Comments: 0

Read the full technical paper. Published June 9, 2021. Abstract This paper presents a physics-based modeling framework for the analysis and transient simulation of circuits containing Spin-Transfer Torque (STT) Magnetic Tunnel Junction (MTJ) devices. The framework provides the tools to analyze the stochastic behavior of MTJs and to generate Verilog-A compact models for their simulation in lar... » read more

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