EDN

How to Manage Clock Jitter Noise for Accurate Timing Sign-off

With shrinking process nodes and increasing operating frequencies, designers face the challenges of managing noise caused by signal crosstalk and dynamic voltage drop to meet their timing requirements ...
Design-Reuse

Extreme DA and ATopTech Announce Partnership for Timing Sign-off Closure

Santa Clara, Calif. – May 26, 2011 -- Extreme DA, the leader in new-generation timing analysis software and ATopTech, Inc., the leader in next generation physical design solutions, today announced a ...
Business Wire

TSMC Reference Flow 9.0 Covers Extreme GoldTime Sign-off Timing Analysis

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Extreme DA ™ today announced that TSMC Reference Flow 9.0 covers the GoldTime ™ Statistical timing analyzer. Supporting 40nm process technology, Reference Flow ...
EDN

Reliable sign-off at smaller nodes

The demand for more functions and better performance continues to fuel the drive to more advanced process technologies. With each new technology generation, however, designers must deal with an ...
Nasdaq

Synopsys, TSMC and Microsoft Azure Deliver Highly Scalable Timing Signoff Flow in the Cloud

Significant throughput gains with PrimeTime timing signoff and StarRC extraction for multi-scenario, distributed processing runs Considerable cost savings by optimal utilization of cloud computing ...
Electronic Design

Interview: Cadence's Anirudh Devgan Talks About Parallel Timing Closure Signoff

System-on-Chip (SoC) developers are creating larger and more complex solutions. Static timing analysis and closure is key to successful solution so timing sign off tools can have a significant impact ...
Design-Reuse

Timing Closure in the FinFET Era

Achieving system-on-chip (SoC) timing closure is a major obstacle in the FinFET era. Even though designers can now use faster transistors that consume and leak less power than before, FinFET ...
jdpower

Timing Chain Vs. Timing Belt

We must first understand what each of these two systems does for a car. They both serve the same purpose, which is to coordinate the movement of the crankshaft as well as the camshaft(s) so that the ...
Cars

Timing Belt Vs. Timing Chain

Many modern passenger cars have either a timing belt or a timing chain. Generally speaking, timing belts have the advantage of being quieter and cheaper to produce and replace, while timing chains ...