Synopsys has released two new tools to help developers and users of leading-edge processes better predict how proximity variations and global variations will affect circuit performance as the industry ...

Santa Cruz, Calif. With something like 60 companies crowding into the IC design for manufacturing (DFM) space, a company needs an angle if it wants to stand out. For startup Aprio Technologies Inc., ...

Our current concept of DFM is not really manufacturing-aware. With designs scaling down to 130 nm and below and process complexity increasing correspondingly, the impact of process-induced variation ...

Prematurely touted as the "next big thing" some years ago, DFM has found its proper place—tightly integrated with physical implementation—and is ready for prime time at last. Four to five years ago, ...