Customer Case Study: Using SmartSpice to Deliver Next-Generation, Low Power Memory Systems

At our SURGE Santa Clara event in October, Cameron Fisher, CEO of Mobile Semiconductor described their experience in adopting SmartSpice as their characterization engine for creating the database for their Trailblaze™ memory compiler software. Below is a summary of his talk.

SmartSpice Does It Smart

By this definition, any SPICE simulator qualifies as a smart design tool, but what about versatility? SmartSpice has had over 30 years of product development and is the Swiss Army knife of circuit simulators, with wide applicability to different CAD design flows.

On-Chip Variation and the Sign-off Timing Flow: An Industry Perspective

As semiconductor technology advances, the impact of on-chip variation increases, which means more sophisticated solutions are required.

Machine Learning in Silvaco EDA Software

In the following video, Dr. Firas Mohamed, VP & GM, Machine Learning & Flow Optimization Division and GM, Silvaco France talks with Graham Bell about Machine Learning technologies deployed in Silvaco EDA tools at the SEMICON West 2019, July 9 - 11 at Moscone Center in San Francisco. A transcript of the video is also below.

5nm Success – Silicon Creations CEO Video Interview at DAC 2019

In the following video, I interview Silvaco customer Randy Caplan of Silicon Creations from the show floor at DAC 2019, in Las Vegas, about the latest trends and challenges for nanometer IC design success. He talks about using a suite of Silvaco design tools down to the latest 5 nm silicon process nodes. A full ranscript of the conversation is below, as well.