IC designers are a lucky bunch. Through many years of semiconductor process evolution, the impact of manufacturing limitations and variations on layout could be encapsulated in relatively simple ...

As integrated circuit (IC) designs have grown in complexity, scale and speed requirements, design rule checking (DRC) has evolved from a routine step into a critical pillar of successful tapeouts.

Mentor Graphics has developed an interactive version of its Calibre design-rule checking (DRC) software to address analogue and memory designs, using more precise rules to identify common design ...

Version 10 of L-Edit Pro lets mixed-signal IC, MEMS, and integrated-optical-device designers increase design verification speed and analyze all-angle geometry prior to fabrication. The layout and ...

The semiconductor industry, constrained by the protracted delay in the introduction of next-generation lithography, has had to extend optical lithography below the 100-nanometer node by adopting ...