IC layout basics : a practical guide / Christopher Saint, Judy Saint. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-07-138625-4 (alk. paper) 1. Integrated circuit layout. I. Saint, Judy ...

In the first of a multi-part series on how to design a custom chip for under $1,000, our Analog Editor gets you started with ...

One cannot imagine the world now and in the future without integrated circuits (IC or generally known as ... to name just a few. Chip design requires familiarity with various software tools as well as ...

Fig.2. Failure analysis methodologies used in IC development (a) (b) [1] JCH Phang, DSH Chan, M. Palaniappan, JM Chin, B. Davis, M Bruce, “A review of Laser Induced Techniques for Microelectronic ...

EM can cause interconnects to deform and create short or open circuits in the IC, while IR drop can cause an IC to fall below design specifications, or even fail, if there is too much resistance in a ...

This course is advanced topic in IC design and targets at graduate or senior undergraduate students. While 303 and 391 provides more basic training on how to design an integrated circuits, this course ...

The project is far from complete; HomeCMOS has yet to produce a working IC but a few experiments – getting wet etching down pat and even building an almost working quantum qbit – are ...

In our last post, we looked at the basics ... layout design choices. In this post, we’ll look at more advanced technology topics and key design tools that enhance layout productivity. We’ll also ...

What is Ion Chromatography (IC)? How would you use it? How does it work and what is available? Why would you use it? How would it help solve your problems and what answers could it give? Where would ...

Integrated Circuit (IC) chips contain many types of materials such as polysilicon, oxide, various diffusions of basic CMOS transistors, and metal. A popular resistor material is polysilicon, also ...

Fasteners installed near the ends or edges of load-carrying members often have hidden loads greater than the actual applied load. Some of the same technology that enables a pacemaker to function ...