Automating analog design requires that constraints such as symmetry and matching, noise coupling, and the use of shielding be part of the automated flow. Commercial routers capable at the device level ...

Routing algorithms in VLSI design form the backbone of interconnect synthesis, ensuring that circuit elements are connected efficiently while conforming to strict physical and timing constraints.

As the Semiconductor industry continues to march down the road to ever smaller geometries, one has to question at what point the current design methodologies and paradigms will break. Or maybe, more ...

As the industry continues to press forward with 65-nm design starts and early production volumes, most of the buzz surrounding DFM has focused on the critical chip layers that form the transistor ...

Using SPI interface to free FPGA routing resources is allowing over 90% utilization, fast timing closure and supports modular design approach without consequences. When doing designs with FPGA you are ...

Market requirements are driving custom and analog/ mixed-signal (AMS) IC providers to develop ICs with ever-increasing complexity and performance. Current custom ICs are outgrowing the capabilities of ...

In this work, we propose a new signal routing method for solving routing problems that occur in the design process of semiconductor package substrates. Our work uses a topological transformation of ...

Each smaller sub-micron process technology brings a new set of physical problems for IC designers. Among the toughest of these problems are meeting electrical parasitic constraints and minimizing ...

Routing algorithms and optimisation techniques are fundamental to the evolution of Very Large-Scale Integration (VLSI) design. As chip complexity increases, the need to efficiently connect millions of ...