tag: reliability

Connected Reliability Concerns
By Ed Sperling - 04 Aug, 2016 - Comments: 0

Ever since the invention of the integrated circuit, the focus has been on improving technology—making it faster, smaller, cheaper, while also cutting the power budget. With the advent of the IoT and ubiquitous connectivity, the value proposition will change. Rather than just improving the chip, the focus will shift to how that chip behaves in context. How does it work in a connected world... » read more

New Drivers For Test
By Brian Bailey - 28 Jul, 2016 - Comments: 0

Mention Design for Test (DFT) and scan chains come to mind, but there is much more to it than that—and the rules of the game are changing. New application areas such as automotive may breathe new life into built-in self-test (BIST) solutions, which could also be used for manufacturing test. So could DFT as we know it be a thing of the past? Or will it continue to have a role to play? Te... » read more

Mixed-signal/Low-power Design
By Jeff Dorsch - 26 Jul, 2016 - Comments: 0

Semiconductor Engineering sat down to discuss mixed-signal/low-power IC design with Phil Matthews, director of engineering at Silicon Labs; Yanning Lu, director of analog IC design at Ambiq Micro; Krishna Balachandran, director of low power solutions marketing at [getentity id="22032" comment="Cadence"]; Geoffrey Ying, director of product marketing, AMS Group, [getentity id="22035" e_name="Syno... » read more

How To More Accurately Predict The Field Reliability Of Automotive Power Electronics
By Mentor, a Siemens Business - 25 May, 2016 - Comments: 0

If your company makes planes, trains, automobiles, medical devices, computers, and communication systems, or you are a large electronic device supplier, the reliability of your products in the field is crucial to your business success. The growing market for electric and hybrid vehicles is increasing the pressure on life-time performance of the devices that power them. Estimating the actual fie... » read more

Reliable Automotive IC Design With Galaxy Design Platform
By Synopsys - 25 May, 2016 - Comments: 0

Automakers are continuously integrating new advanced driver assistance systems and in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) technologies to provide drivers and their passengers with improved safety, navigation, entertainment and communications. Cars are becoming safer and more efficient as they are increasingly capable of sensing and responding to their on-road environment. These trends present additional... » read more

No More Straight Lines
By Ed Sperling - 12 May, 2016 - Comments: 0

Shrinking features on a chip is no longer the only way forward, and in an increasing number of designs and markets, it is no longer the best way forward. Power and performance are generally better dealt with using different architectures and microarchitectures, and all of those provide the potential to reduce silicon area (cost). Cramming more transistors on a die and working around leakage... » read more

Engineering Knowledge Management
By Ansys - 09 Mar, 2016 - Comments: 0

The business forces driving the need for a managed simulation environment have been with us for years and have been the impetus for the widely recognized corporate initiatives such as Total Quality Management (TQM) and Six Sigma. Engineering mantras such as “reduce cycle time” and “improve quality” translate into business objectives such as “reduce costs” and “improve the bottom l... » read more

Tech Talk: 2.5D Issues
By Ed Sperling - 25 Feb, 2016 - Comments: 0

Bill Isaacson, director of ASIC marketing at eSilicon, about how viable this packaging approach is, organic vs. inorganic interposers, where the problems are, thermal coupling, interposer cost, and what will change over the next couple years. » read more

Thermal Damage To Chips Widens
By Ed Sperling - 11 Feb, 2016 - Comments: 1

Heat is becoming a much bigger problem for semiconductor and system design, fueled by higher density and the increasing use of complex chips in markets such as automotive, where reliability is measured in decade-long increments. In the past, heat typically was handled by mechanical engineers, who figured out where to put heat sinks, fans, or holes to funnel heat out of a chassis. But as more... » read more

Are Chips Getting More Reliable?
By Ed Sperling - 28 Jan, 2016 - Comments: 4

Reliability is emerging as a key metric in the semiconductor industry, alongside of power, performance and cost, but it also is becoming harder to measure and increasingly difficult to achieve. Most large semiconductor companies look at reliability in connection with consumer devices that last several years before they are replaced, but a big push into automotive, medical and industrial elec... » read more

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