EDN

Altera’s Structured ASIC design flow now ITAR-compliant for military apps

Altera Corporation has announced that the U.S. Department of State has certified that the company's HardCopy II structured ASIC design and manufacturing flow is compliant with International Trade in ...
EDN

ASIC design flow gives CPU core custom performance

The ever-increasing levels of CPU performance demanded by embedded applications and product design cycles that have often been reduced to only a few months, have made it important to produce ...
Electronic Design

Carefully Weigh The Tradeoffs Of Cell-Based Vs. Structured ASICs

When all is said and done, the structured ASIC’s shorter development cycle may well be the deciding factor for your design team. With the emergence of 90-nm process technology, ASIC designers get to ...
Semiconductor Engineering

In-Design Rail Analysis Is A Beautiful Thing

As a long time designer, ASIC flows amaze me and making them better is my goal. Although a very complex and intricate process, each part of the ASIC flow abstracts the complexity underneath it to ...