EDN

Managing variations in IC physical design

At nanometer technologies, variability is rapidly becoming one of the leading causes for chip failures and delayed schedules. However, there is significant confusion about the term “variability” in ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Robust Variation-Aware Smart Power Designs For Silicon Success

Power management ICs (PMICs) is a rapidly growing segment in the semiconductor industry. The growth has been fueled by the demand for Smart Power applications that include wearable electronics, mobile ...
EDN

Design for Variability

At nanometer technologies, variability is rapidly becoming one of the leading causes for chip failures and delayed schedules. However, there is significant confusion about the term “variability” in ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Improving Robustness And Minimizing Over-Pessimism In The Face of Rising Design Variability

Part 1 of this blog explored the problems facing designers working on Systems-on-a-Chip (SoCs) targeting energy-efficient design, and how Synopsys’ PrimeShield design robustness solution can help ...