PCell caching in a multi-vendor custom IC design environment Used in the design of analog and custom digital circuits, parameterized cells (PCells) are software scripts used to define physical layout ...

The organisation set up to progress PCell interoperability – the building blocks for analog physical designs – has expanded its remit and changed its name to reflect a broader charter. The IPL ...

Synopsys, Intel and IBM all contributed technology to Si2 to create a standard version of parameterized cells, or PCells, for mixed-signal designs. The move is an attempt to smooth out design ...

Do time-based licensees of EDA flows really own their layout data? Not unless they convert it into a format like GDSII. Without licenses, proprietary databases are just clumps of locked binary data.

There are plenty of things to agree and disagree about, but what else would you expect from a gathering of pcell developers? In the last Standards and Beyond blog, we provided background on the Open ...

Telstra’s outgoing CEO, David Thodey says Telstra must take risks to win, but if it’s in the pocket of Ericsson, does that rule out pCells? An article in Fairfax papers quotes David Thodey saying ...

5G. The standard is still yet to be fully worked out, and everyone wants to be a part of bringing the 5G standard to life, with BT no exception.