Semiconductor Engineering

ASIC/IC Verification Trends With A Focus On Factors Of Silicon Success

At long last we come to the final installment of our four-part series presenting the findings of the Wilson Research Group Functional Verification 2020 study. In this article we discuss verification ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Beyond The Water Cooler: 2020 Report On IC/ASIC Design And Verification Trends

Verification and design engineers like to talk shop and discuss their experiences and visions. But even though engineers sharing stories around the water cooler (whatever form that takes—conferences, ...
Design-Reuse

Getting the most out of ASIC prototyping with FPGAs

Over the past 18 months, there has been a growing adoption of the use of FPGAs to prototype ASICs as part of an ASIC verification methodology. With the development costs for ASICs skyrocketing – a ...
Design-Reuse

Improving ASIC Design Verification using FPGAs and Structured ASICs

Structured ASICs require developers to re-program only the top level metal layers when customizing their designs, enabling faster development time and low unit cost. However, many structured ASICs ...