A silicon-proven interoperable PDK In 2009, TSMC announced the availability of the industry's first interoperable process design kit (iPDK). An iPDK benefits the entire TSMC design chain. TSMC customers will be able to use one unified iPDK to provide advanced functionality across multiple EDA vendor tools, improve design accuracy, shorten design cycle times, and promote design reuse.
Evatronix to host technical 8051 and USB seminars in Asia For those who use digital IP in the chip design process and wish to get faster to market with their SoC, Evatronix SA (Bielsko-Biala/Poland) has scheduled two free technical seminars on two popular IP technologies in the semiconductor industry 8051 and USB in Beijing, China, and Hsinchu, Taiwan.