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.

Editor's Note: In Part 3 of this series, consultant and ASIC designer Tom Moxon covered several RTL and logic synthesis design flows. In this installment of the series, he'll describe new physical ...

Planning for the physical layout and design of the data center building space should include more than just the equipment room. For example, areas for loading equipment, storage and support personnel ...

Taking physical design into account as early as possible has been a consideration of chip development teams for quite some time. Still, in interactions with customers and partners, 2022 marked a sharp ...

The right tool for the job makes all the difference. Ever try hammering a nail in with a rock? How many nails did you ruin before you gave up? Or try to tighten a crucial bolt by hand? It takes ...

Reducing the layout-versus-schematic debug time while continuously delivering reliable, high-performance designs is a must for chip designers needing to meet tight tapeout deadlines and hopefully ...

. Tadahiko Yamamoto is Chief Specialist, Design Methodology Development Group, at Toshiba Corp. . Norikazu Ooishi is Specialist, Design Methodology Group, at Toshiba Corp. Physical designers moving to ...

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 ...

This file type includes high-resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. Michael White, Director of Product Marketing, Calibre Physical Verification products, Mentor Graphics In recent years, ...