DAC DFM Coalition - Do You Work On Sunday Afternoons?
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Wilbur Luo
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July 14, 2010
It was a sunny, Sunday afternoon in Anaheim (across from Disneyland). That combination of weather and entertainment didn't sway a group of 35 engineers from participating in the DFMC (Design for Manufacturability Coalition) Workshop at DAC 2010. On
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Tidbits From TSMC Q209 Earnings Call - 40nm Yield
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Wilbur Luo
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August 7, 2009
Earning calls sure are interesting! Below is an excerpt from the TSMC Q209 call (transcript from seekingalpha). The discussion revolves around the 40nm yield issues and TSMC's ramp to improving the yield. Dr. Liu really hits on a key element of DFM
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The Buzz Around New Business Models
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Wilbur Luo
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March 6, 2009
The buzz about showing and paying for value in EDA has been building over the past few years. People have complained about the high cost of tools and EDA vendors have complained about not getting enough value from the technology that can then be re-invested
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Getting Good Silicon With More Accurate Timing
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Wilbur Luo
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January 9, 2009
In these difficult economic times, achieving silicon success (functional and meeting specs) within an iteration becomes an even higher priority than before; there might not be a second chance to win that socket or hit that sales window. To that end, there
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DFM in Disguise
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Wilbur Luo
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July 12, 2008
DFM is an overloaded acronym/word. In some design flows, DFM can be found front-and-center and in others, it is just along-for-the-ride. It may be disguised as more rules in a process/rules design manual, or it can be quite explicit in a model-based analysis
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