Cluster or chamber tools are often used in the semiconductor industry. In a research environment, moving to smaller device dimensions requires experimentation with new chamber typ...
Commercial tools for standard-cell based datapath design are here classed according to design flows, and the advantages of each class are discussed with the results of two test ci...
Modeling and analysis is indispensable in engineering. To be safe and effective, a modeling method requires a language with a validated semantics; feature-rich, easy-to-use, depen...
Large design models contain tens of thousands of model elements. Designers easily get overwhelmed maintaining the consistency of such design models over time. Not only is it hard ...
Information synthesis is a key portion of the analysis process with visual analytics tools. This stage of work requires users to collect, organize, and add meaning to individual a...