TSMC has proclaimed a team from Yuan Ze University as winners of the first TSMC IC Layout Contest. They win a cash prize of NT$200,000. TSMC launched its first IC Layout Contest to encourage Taiwan ...

The pace of innovation in advanced packaging is rewriting the rules that IC and package teams have relied on for decades.

Semiconductors are the essential component fueling the growth of industries such as automotive, renewable energy, communications, information technology, defense, and consumer electronics. The rise of ...

3D IC chiplet-based heterogeneous package integration represents the next major evolution in semiconductor design. It allows us to continue scaling system performance despite the physical limitationA ...

PSD@5KM+ expands ecosystem with co-working and talent development; 2nd batch of tech collaborators onboarded to expand IC ...

In the realm of high-performance IC (integrated circuit) design, symmetry is not just an aesthetic preference—it’s a critical factor for ensuring proper device functionality, especially in analog and ...

The strengths of Taiwan's IC design sector include excellent and dedicated STEM talent, a complete semiconductor industry ecosystem from upstream to downstream, and a well-developed downstream ICT ...

As the complexity of IC designs continues to grow, moving critical checks earlier in the design cycle helps designers identify and resolve issues before they escalate, streamlining the overall ...

Layout for ICs at process geometries of 90 nm and below becomes a very dicey affair. Even at 180 nm, the number of design rules that must be enforced for an ASIC or system-on-a-chip to be ...

In one instance, to further enhance output voltage swing and linearity, the authors propose a novel “breakdown-voltage (BV) ...

In the burgeoning Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite market, Taiwanese manufacturers have traditionally found their niche in subcontracting component assembly and antenna integration, rather than carving ...

For circuit simulation, we have always been enthralled with the Falstad simulator which is a simple, Spice-like simulator that runs in the browser. [Brandon] has a simulator, too, but it simulates ...