Design-Reuse

UMC and Synopsys Collaboration Speeds 14-nm Custom Design

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and HSINCHU, Taiwan, Mar. 14, 2017 – Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) and United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE: UMC; TWSE: 2303) (UMC) today announced that the two companies ...
Design-Reuse

Synopsys' Custom Compiler Certified for TSMC 10-nm and 7-nm FinFET Process Nodes

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Mar. 30, 2016 – Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced that the company's new Custom Compiler™ tool (see today's news release) has been certified by TSMC for 10-nanometer ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Automatic Layout Generator Targeting Region-based Layouts for Advanced FinFET-Based Full-Custom Circuits (UT Austin/NVIDIA)

A technical paper titled “AutoCRAFT: Layout Automation for Custom Circuits in Advanced FinFET Technologies” was published by researchers at UT Austin and NVIDIA. “This paper presents AutoCRAFT, an ...
Business Wire

Cadence Expands Virtuoso Platform with Enhanced System Design, Advanced Node Support Down to 5nm, and Simulation-Driven Layout

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) today introduced major enhancements to its Cadence ® Virtuoso ® custom IC design platform that improve electronic system ...
AOL

Mentor Graphics Design and Verification Tools Certified for TSMC 16nm FinFET

WILSONVILLE, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mentor Graphics Corp. (NAS: MENT) today announced that its Calibre® physical verification platform has achieved version 0.1 of design reference manual (DRM) and ...
Nasdaq

Keysight, Synopsys, and Ansys Accelerate RFIC Semiconductor Design with New Reference Flow for TSMC’s Advanced 4nm RF FinFET Process

New reference flow offers open, efficient radio frequency design solution using TSMC N4PRF process Industry-leading electromagnetic simulation tools boost WiFi-7 system performance and power ...
Business Wire

Cadence Digital, Custom/Analog Design Flows Certified and Design IP Available for Intel 16 FinFET Process

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) today announced its digital and custom/analog flows are certified on the Intel 16 FinFET process technology and its ...
Electronic Design

FinFETs Herald A Seismic Shift In Semiconductor Technology

When making the transition from planar devices to FinFETs, IP design challenges arise that require education and experience when dealing with the complexities. Since the inception of the ...
Electronic Design

16nm/14nm FinFETs: Enabling The New Electronics Frontier

The next frontier in the electronics industry is the FinFET, a new type of multi-gate 3D transistor that offers tremendous power and performance advantages compared to traditional, planar transistors.
Semiconductor Engineering

FinFET Based Designs: Reliability Verification Implications

Over the past few months, I’ve discussed various challenges associated with finFET-based designs. We all know that finFET devices enable design teams to operate their chips at significantly lower ...
Business Insider

UMC and Synopsys Collaboration Speeds 14-nm Custom Design

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and HSINCHU, Taiwan, March 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Highlights: Custom Compiler support brings visually-assisted automation to UMC customers New industry-standard interoperable ...
Nasdaq

Keysight, Synopsys, and Ansys Accelerate RFIC Semiconductor Design with New Reference Flow for TSMC's Most Advanced 4nm RF FinFET Process

New reference flow offers open, efficient radio frequency design solution that supports streamlined migration from previous process nodes Industry-leading electromagnetic simulation tools boost 5G/6G ...