This article is authorized for reprint from the public account “Semiconductor Industry Observation”, ID: icbank, Author: Gong Jiajia How many steps does it take to put an elephant in a refrigerator? Three steps: open the refrigerator door, put in the elephant, and finally close the door. So how many steps does it take to create … Read more
The chip is a pinnacle of human technology, embodying vast amounts of wisdom. The chip supply chain is extremely complex; spending a hundred million may buy a luxury apartment, but it may not necessarily support a chip from design to mass production. This is especially true for chips that use advanced processes, where the costs … Read more
The global semiconductor industry has entered a super cycle. China-U.S. technology friction. China’s integrated circuit industry support policies are strengthening, etc. Multiple factors overlap. The outlook for the chip industry is promising. First, let’s clarify the concepts and differences between “semiconductor,” “chip,” and “integrated circuit”, in general, semiconductor, integrated circuit, and chip can be considered … Read more
A chip is a way to miniaturize circuits in electronics, mainly including semiconductor devices and passive components, and is usually manufactured on the surface of semiconductor wafers. The aforementioned integrated circuits manufactured on the surface of semiconductor chips are also known as thin-film integrated circuits; another type of thick-film hybrid integrated circuit is composed of … Read more
Source: Semika Original Author: Semika Introduces common semiconductor-related terms used in the manufacturing, design, testing, and packaging processes. Manufacturing TAPEOUT (TO):Tape Out, refers to submitting the final GDSII file to the foundry for processing. FULL MASK:Full Mask, means that all masks in the manufacturing process serve a specific design. MPW (Multi Project Wafer):Multi Project Wafer, … Read more
This issue’s terminology: Integrated Chips Integrated Chips (Integrated Chips) Authors: Liu Ming, Sun Ninghui, Han Yinhe, Liu Qi InfoBox: Chinese Name: Integrated Chips Foreign Name: Integrated Chips Discipline: Integrated Circuits, Computer Architecture, Microelectronics, Semiconductor Technology and Manufacturing Substance: First, integrate transistors to manufacture chiplets with specific functions, then integrate these chiplets into chips based on … Read more
Source: Synopsys Technology Zhihu, thank you! Chips, as the core components of modern electronic products, have always played the role of the “brain”. They are extremely technology-intensive and capital-intensive, with production lines often costing tens to hundreds of billions of dollars. The complete process of chip manufacturing includes several main stages: chip design, wafer manufacturing, … Read more
Source: Content from Mo Shang Feng Qi Lu Kan IC, thank you.. With the support of various parties, integrated circuits have become a hot topic of the era, with numerous articles discussing the complexity and difficulties of chip design. The old donkey plans to review the chip design process from the perspective of EDA usage. … Read more
Due to the complexity of ASIC design functions, various IPs are needed during the design process. When designing IPs or using IPs, important considerations are based on IO requirements as well as the functionality and timing requirements of the design. In this context, understanding the various available IPs is very helpful for the design team. … Read more
Being an IP Designer is Like Being a Translator, but Being an SOC Designer is Like Playing Link Game; Chip Design is Quite Simple. Hehe đŸ™‚, don’t rush, let me explain. Only When Doing SOC Do You Feel Like You Are Working with Hardware The daily work of an IP design engineer involves coding, debugging, … Read more