As the IC industry rapidly adopts the 16nm technology node, IC designers are faced with a new wave of reliability challenges. The 16nm node has introduced several changes in the way that the devices ...
“Transistor characteristics in advanced technology nodes are strongly impacted by devices design and process integration choices. Variation in the layout and pattern configuration in close proximity ...
14-nanometer SOI FinFET Process Leverages Strong Ecosystem Partnerships Between EDA, Foundry and IP Providers to Deliver Significant Power Savings Potential SAN JOSE, Calif., 30 Oct 2012 - Cadence ...
FinFET transistors are now in production at the major foundries, having gone from drawing board to products on the shelf in record time. FinFET adoption has been growing steadily because they deliver ...
Since the inception of the integrated-circuit (IC) industry, design metrics such as performance, power, area, cost, and time-to-market have remained the same. In fact, Moore’s law is all about ...
The next frontier in the electronics industry is the FinFET, a new type of multi-gate 3D transistor that offers tremendous power and performance advantages compared to traditional, planar transistors.