SAN JOSE, Calif. — The process design kits (PDKs) issued by foundries to chip designers are difficult to keep current, and may place too much reliance on design rules, according to panelists at the ...
Unlike the traditional system on chip (SoC) design process, which has fully qualified verification methods embodied in the form of process design kits (PDKs), chip design companies and outsourced ...
SAN JOSE, Calif. As two new standards initiatives take aim at making process design kits easier to use, questions are arising about the usefulness of the design rules embedded in PDKs and the design ...
Success in the semiconductor industry depends on getting increasingly complex products to market on time. This industry has worked hard over the years to realize gains promised by Moore’s Law, and the ...