Detailed and precise hierarchical design planning is essential to achieving closure on large designs. In this article we describe a new hierarchical design flow and its usage on a 3 million-gate chip.

We ask a lot of our homes, and the most effective way to get them to perform all the tasks is zoning. Here we spoke to designers to find out how to zone different types of spaces ...

As we all know, the back-end design of layout implementation known as integrated circuit (IC) layout — is simplistically divided into ASIC-style flow and full-custom flow. This article will try to ...

Why it's essential to combine sign-off accuracy, iterative feedback, and intelligent automation in complex designs.

The pressure for a new generation of (analog/mixed-signal) AMS design capabilities has been accelerated by the sudden demand for Internet of Things (IoT). These inexpensive devices are used in an ...

AI-driven design solution enables circuit optimization, saving weeks of manual and iterative effort while increasing design quality. Interoperable process design kits for all advanced TSMC FinFET ...

The most useful call center layouts and workspace designs are the ones that aid productivity while conserving space. Consider the tasks your employees need to accomplish and the equipment they need to ...

When you're designing a store, the layout of your displays matters just as much as what's on them. If you're selling handbags, for example, it doesn't matter how fashionable or high-quality they are - ...

Pattern matching is best known for its use in detecting lithographic hotspots, but it’s also widely used across all physical verification flows, and has expanded into design-for-manufacturing (DFM) ...