AISMT Intelligent Manufacturing Platform Identifying Pin One of the IC 1. Methods to Identify Pin One of the IC: 1. The IC has a notch mark 2. Identified by a dot 3. Identified by a dash 4. Identified by text (the first pin on the left side of the bottom row of pins when facing … Read more
RTL is an essential part of IC system design. How important is RTL design? Essentially, the logical functions of IC systems are implemented in RTL, so many IC projects are closely tied to RTL design. Today, let’s discuss how to excel in RTL design. Generally, once the preparatory work and product requirements are determined, engineers … Read more
The oscilloscope is the most commonly used electronic measurement tool by engineers, and both verification and debugging are crucial. Verification ensures that the design meets standards, while debugging helps quickly locate and resolve faults. However, did you know that these two steps require attention to different parameters? 1. Debugging ① Waveform Capture Rate This is … 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
Author: Majeed Ahmad Original Content from EET Electronic Engineering Magazine Recently, a new job title has been emerging in the semiconductor industry, known as “System Architect.” European IC design service consultancy Sondrel admits that there is an increasing need for system architects to coordinate every aspect of SoC design projects, including ensuring that SoC projects … Read more
You’ve Come This Far Don’t You Want to Know More? Recently, I’ve seen many people in the industry asking how to verify CPUs and what SOC verification involves. Today, I will briefly introduce IP, FPGA, SOC, and CPU verification. A typical chip team is composed of several departments: the Architecture department, IP designer department, IP … Read more
Introduction to the Basic Simulation Environment of SoC I have written one on the forum. http://bbs.eetop.cn/thread-442797-1-1.html “How to Build the Basic Testbench for SoC Projects (My Process)”. Here, I will mention the important and changed parts. Assuming this SoC has a CPU system, memory controller, bus topology, PAD, Clock reset, and some logic functional modules. … Read more
As the design progresses and approaches the final product, the cost of correcting a design flaw becomes increasingly high. Cost of correcting design flaws at different design stages 1. Overview of Functional Verification In the field of IC design and manufacturing, the terms verification and testing refer to two different processes. Verification Confirming the correctness … Read more
Source: Content from Automotive Electronics and Software, Author: Zheng Wei, Thank you! Introduction The functional safety of chips was once a very niche field, attracting only a few chip and system developers in the automotive, industrial, aerospace, and similar markets. However, with the rise of various applications in the automotive industry over the past few … Read more