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Synopsys : Static timing tool offers a productivity boost

Synopsys, Inc. has announced that the 2007.12 release of its PrimeTime(R) suite has set a new performance standard for both static timing and signal integrity analysis, accelerating turnaround time ...
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Is static timing analysis still valid?

SAN MATEO, Calif. — Static timing analysis is one of the pilings upon which the whole edifice of modern IC design has been erected. But this vital technique itself rests upon assumptions that may no ...
Electronic Design

Using Timing Constraints For Generating At-Speed Test Patterns

Handling timing exception paths in ATPG tools while creating at-speed patterns has always been a tough and tricky task. It is well understood that at-speed testing is a requirement for modern ...