Routing congestion has returned with a vengeance to SoC design, fueled by the advent of more third-party IP, more memory, a variety of new features, as well as the inability to scale wires at the same ...

Resumes are flying out of Cisco like so many owls in a Harry Potter movie, sources in the Valley are telling us. A huge reorganization of Cisco's routing and switching engineering business has been ...

Imported cells, whether macros, standard cells, or intellectual property (IP), are a common element of today’s integrated circuit (IC) designs. Historically, when designers incorporate these cells ...

Engineers can take advantage of faster routing, improved workflow tools, and enhanced import/export capabilities, making it a ...