Detailed and precise hierarchical design planning is essential to achieving closure on large designs. In this article we describe a new hierarchical design flow and its usage on a 3 million-gate chip.

A new framework for the simulation of oil and gas production systems integrates reservoir, flow assurance, and economic discipline models in addition to optimizing subsea layout and FPU placement. The ...

As integrated circuit (IC) designs continue to scale, the demand for efficient power management, performance optimization and reliable physical layout modification grows more critical. Meeting these ...