Today's semiconductor manufacturing trends are increasingly influencing hardware design techniques, tools, and methodologies. This article analyzes these trends and describes their effects on design methodologies. These effects clearly include impacts on yield optimization, resolution enhancement, testability, and cost.
Citation:
Juan-Antonio Carballo, Sani R. Nassif, "Impact of Design-Manufacturing Interface on SoC Design Methodologies," IEEE Design and Test of Computers, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 183-191, May/June 2004, doi:10.1109/MDT.2004.13