Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS)
What is a Clock? A clock signal is like the heartbeat of a digital system. It pulses at regular intervals, switching between high and low states with steady rise and fall transitions. In an ideal case, the clock has a…
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Physical Synthesis
When it comes to digital design, Physical Synthesis plays a crucial role in optimizing timing, congestion, and power. It acts as the bridge between logic-level design and circuit-level implementation, ensuring that designs transition smoothly into physical form while maintaining performance.…
Recovery and Removal Time Analysis: The Secret to Avoiding Circuit Failures
Timing is everything when it comes to digital circuits. One small timing issue can lead to glitches, errors, and complete system failures. That’s why engineers use Recovery and Removal time analysis to ensure asynchronous signals—like resets—don’t mess things up. If…
Chipmaker Intel begins informing customers of price hike plans for a wide range of products
Intel has informed its customers that it will raise prices for most of its microprocessor and peripheral chip products later this year, citing rising costs. The largest U.S. chipmaker plans to raise prices this fall on flagship products such as…
STMicroelectronics and GlobalFoundries aim to advance FD-SOI ecosystem with new 300mm manufacturing facility in France
STMicroelectronics, a leading global semiconductor manufacturer serving customers in a variety of electronic applications, and GlobalFoundries Inc., a leading global manufacturer of multifunctional semiconductors, announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding to create a new, jointly operated 300mm semiconductor…
Robert Bosch wants to spend $3 billion to strengthen European chip supply
Germany’s Robert Bosch is relying more on semiconductors and plans to spend 3 billion euros ($3 billion) to ease a global shortage of computer chips that has hampered car production. The auto parts maker said that it would invest by…
Intel builds eight-channel wavelength-division multiplexed laser array on silicon
You might not be aware that Intel makes photonic modules for data center optical computing links, but the company has been in the business for years. Intel Labs has been researching ways to reduce the cost of these modules using…
Qualcomm shares surge after analysts predict Apple will use its modems in iPhones in 2023
Qualcomm shares rose more than 3 percent on Tuesday after a prominent analyst said Apple could use the company’s 5G modems in its 2023 iPhones, rather than relying on internally developed technology. “My latest survey indicates that Apple’s own iPhone…
Samsung starts chip production using 3nm process technology
In the month of May, U.S. President Joe Biden toured the Samsung campus in Pyeongtaek and toured a state-of-the-art factory that will use the 3-nanometer process node. Industry insiders expect the South Korean giant to announce the start of mass…
Global Foundries and ST Microelectronics in talks to set up chip factory in France
Chip shortages have been a thorn in the side of many companies in the tech and auto industries for two years. There is no easy solution to the problem, but chipmakers are currently exploring options to diversify their supply chains…