DARPA’s Drive to Keep the Microelectronics Revolution at Full Speed Builds Its Own Momentum
As can be seen in the following press release from DARPA, Intrinsix is one of several companies helping to create a new...
Improving Analog Simulation Speed Using Verilog-A / Verilog-AMS Without Compromising Circuit Accuracy
Analog circuit simulation is an essential requirement for mixed signal IC verification, but simulating circuits of any...
Modeling Strategies for a Buck DC-DC Converter
Strategies for comprehensively simulating an ASIC often require multiple models for the same block in the design. Each model...
Controlling the Complexity of FPGA Based ASIC Emulation
FPGA Prototyping technology has advanced enough that ASIC designers and verification engineers can no longer ignore the value...
Why Formal Verification Should Be Part of Your Verification Plan
Designing an ASIC that is free of functional bugs is an important requirement for first spin success. Yet as designs grow...
Not All Process Design Kits Are Created Equal
Process design kits (PDKs) play an integral role in the design of integrated circuits (ICs). In simplified terms, PDKs consist...
Process Scaling Has Not Been Kind to Analog Circuits
Everyone is familiar with Moore's law, and the extraordinary impact that it has had on integrated circuit technology. For...
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