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Automated Multiphysics For Successful 3D-IC Design
By John Ferguson - 02 Apr, 2026 - Comments: 0

By John Ferguson and Sheltha Nolke For design teams adopting 3D-IC architectures, the relentless pursuit of performance and reliability brings a familiar, yet increasingly complex, set of challenges: how do we manage power, dissipate heat and navigate the intricate dance of physics within these stacked architectures? While 3D-ICs offer significant advantages in size, performance, power effic... » read more

Shift Verification Left: AI Tools For Faster, Smarter Chip Design
By Hamid Shojaei - 26 Mar, 2026 - Comments: 0

Verification activities can consume up to 70% of an overall chip project's effort, underscoring the central challenge that verification poses in today's semiconductor development (Cadence SoC Verification report). The most time-consuming activities, debugging and coverage closure, require significant coordination between design and verification teams and largely dictate overall time-to-ma... » read more

AI Energy Gap And Chiplets: Why Data Movement Matters
By Ashley Stevens - 26 Feb, 2026 - Comments: 0

At the recent Chiplet Summit 2026 preconference tutorial, the panel session, “Best Way to Make Chiplets Work,” brought together leaders from across the semiconductor ecosystem to tackle one of the most pressing challenges in advanced system design: how do we make heterogeneous, multi-die systems operate as a cohesive, energy-efficient whole for AI? While much discussion focused on st... » read more

Software-Defined Hardware-Assisted Verification: Scaling To Quadrillions Of Cycles For Verification In The AI Era
By Frank Schirrmeister - 23 Dec, 2025 - Comments: 0

The semiconductor industry is at an inflection point. The convergence of advanced multi-die architectures, AI-driven workloads, and rapidly evolving interface protocols is creating unprecedented design complexity. At the same time, market pressures demand faster time-to-market and higher performance, leaving little room for error. From data center to edge developments, users have to run softwar... » read more

Top Five Trends In RTL Signoff
By Suresh Babu Barla - 30 Oct, 2025 - Comments: 0

By Suresh Babu Barla and Rimpy Chugh The “shift left” of the development cycle is critical for the huge, complex chips used in such applications as AI and high-performance computing (HPC). Identifying design issues at the netlist stage occurs far too late in the design development process. At this point, addressing such problems demands significant effort, primarily because most design-r... » read more

Unearthing Hidden Reliability Risks
By Matthew Hogan - 09 Oct, 2025 - Comments: 0

Successful automotive electronic design requires a focus on safety, performance and customer satisfaction. This makes IC reliability not just a “nice to have” feature, but a fundamental requirement. From advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) to infotainment and powertrain controls, every IC must work with exceptional reliability, even in tough conditions. Imagine a tiny circuit flaw in ... » read more

Navigating Reliability Potholes: Early 3D Stress Analysis For Automotive ICs
By Shetha Nolke - 04 Sep, 2025 - Comments: 0

The rise of 3D integrated circuits (ICs) and heterogeneous packaging is reshaping how automotive ICs fulfill demanding analog and sensor requirements. Whether for radar, lidar, sensor fusion or domain controllers, advanced packaging enables new levels of integration—and performance—in automotive electronics. Yet, as these architectures grow more complex, they also introduce new forms of mec... » read more

3D-ICs In The Automotive Market: Breaking Barriers With AI-Driven EDA Tools
By Reela Samuel - 04 Sep, 2025 - Comments: 0

The automotive industry is experiencing a significant transformation as it adopts innovations like autonomous driving technologies and ultra-connected ecosystems. At the core of this change is a rising demand for compact, high-performance semiconductor solutions that can handle the increasing complexity of modern vehicle architecture. One promising development is three-dimensional integrated ci... » read more

3D-IC Stress Analysis
By Shetha Nolke - 08 Jul, 2025 - Comments: 0

The semiconductor industry is undergoing a transformation as 3D integrated circuits (ICs) and heterogeneous packaging become mainstream. With these advances comes the promise of higher functional density, a smaller footprint and enhanced system performance. However, these same innovations introduce new mechanical stressors within complex assemblies, posing novel reliability risks across the dev... » read more

Mastering Chiplet Design
By Michelle Clancy Fuller - 03 Jun, 2025 - Comments: 0

The semiconductor industry is undergoing a fundamental shift from monolithic chip designs to chiplet-based architectures. This modular approach promises enhanced performance, cost efficiency, and scalability, but it also brings unique system-level verification challenges that design teams must overcome. Chiplet systems break different functions into smaller, separate dies, improving yield an... » read more

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