Spare cells are basically elements embedded in the design which are not driving anything. The idea is that maybe they will enable an easy (metal) fix without the need of a full redesign.
Sometimes not everything works after tape-out, a counter might not be reseted correctly, a control signal
Power, performance and area (PPA) are three core competencies on which an ASIC design is evaluated. In an ideal world, ASIC designers strive to improve the performance of their design in a minimum possible silicon area with lowest possible power dissipation. However, there exists a trade-off between these three key
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Sankalp Semiconductor, a design service company offering comprehensive digital & mixed signal SoC services and solutions, today announced ARM Empowered Design, a suite for ARM based concept to product realization services with special emphasis on IoT and intelligent edge solutions. ARM Empowered Design offers customized engagement models that complement customer
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ASICs stands for Application Specific Integrated Circuits, and refer to semiconductor solutions design for a particular application, as opposed to other solutions like Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) which can be programmed multiple times to perform a different functions. ASIC is also sometimes referred to as SoC (System on Chip).
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Sankalp Semiconductor, a design service company offering comprehensive digital & mixed signal SoC services and solutions, on 17th Oct inaugurated its design centre in Hubli. Shri Shivendra Gupta, Joint Commissioner of Income Tax, Shri Manish Kasodekar, Assistant Commissioner, Income Tax, and Shri Vivek G Pawar, CEO of Deshpande Foundation inaugurated
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Sankalp Semiconductor, a design service company offering comprehensive digital & mixed signal SoC services and solutions, today announced opening of its second new design centre in Bangalore. The company already has four design centres in India (Hubli, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Bangalore). Sankalp’s second design center is located in the Global
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