Category Archives: ASIC Design

Overview and Types of Capacitors in ASIC Design

On-chip capacitors are a critical element in analog and mixed signal ASIC designs and playing a key role in helping engineers reach target performance.  On-chip capacitors are limited in their quality and size and often introducing design challenges where engineers need to compromise capacitor type, chip cost and performance. This

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Marvell to Acquire Avera Semi (GF), Creating an Infrastructure ASIC Powerhouse

Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) today announced it has entered into definitive agreements to purchase Avera Semiconductor, the Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) business of GLOBALFOUNDRIES. This acquisition brings together Avera Semi’s leading custom design capabilities with Marvell’s advanced technology platform and scale, creating a leading ASIC supplier for wired and wireless

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Faraday Geared Up for Data Communication Applications in ASIC Development

Faraday Technology Corporation (TWSE: 3035), a leading ASIC design service and IP provider, today announced its achievement in delivering more than 10 successful projects in the Data Communication market. These projects, implemented primarily on UMC 28nm HPC and 40nm LP, cover applications such as access, aggregation switches, server adaptors, and

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IC Layout – an Overview

This article provides an overview and description of a typical IC layout process. Its describes the various steps within IC layout and the relationship between each step.
 
IC layout refers to the backend design cycle. If there’s just one aspect that distinguishes the backend design from frontend design, then

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Faraday Unveils RISC-V ASIC Solution to Support Edge AI and IoT SoCs

Faraday Technology Corporation (TWSE: 3035), a leading ASIC design service and IP provider, today revealed that its RISC-V based ASIC platform solution has been successful in the design and mass production of next-generation edge AI and IoT system-on-chips (SoCs). This solution encompasses full system-level design services, such as RISC-V core

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Sankalp Semiconductor Expands International Operations in Japan

Sankalp Semiconductor, a design service company offering comprehensive digital & mixed signal SoC services and solutions, today announced that it has appointed industry veteran Hisaya Keida in the key position as the Head of Japan. In this capacity, Hisaya Keida will manage sales operations and enable Sankalp’s presence in the

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