When it comes to taking advantage of new silicon technology, design enablement teams must deliver accurate process design kits (PDKs) to mitigate the complexity of evolving semiconductor processes.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The process design kits (PDKs) issued by foundries to chip designers are difficult to keep current, and may place too much reliance on design rules, according to panelists at the ...

The latest revision of austriamicrosystems’ analog/mixed signal high performance process design kit (“HIT-Kit”) is now available for its 0.35-?m CMOS, high-voltage CMOS, and SiGe-BiCMOS specialty ...

Why should there be an interest in Package Assembly Design Kits (PADK) today? For the most part, it is due to the advancement in the accumulation of files forming the PADK now offering a customized ...

Sawnics announced a process design kit (PDK) based on Soitec’s Connect piezo-on-insulator (POI) substrates to accelerate RF filter design for 5G smartphones. The South Korean foundry, with expertise ...

Validating design kits requires investment and collaboration across the supply chain, but it pays off in fewer layout respins and lower risk.

The NanoIC pilot line, a European initiative led by imec to accelerate semiconductor innovation beyond the 2nm node, has announced the release of its updated N2 Pathfinding Process Design Kit (P-PDK) ...