CNET

Single-atom transistor built with precise control

Seeking to keep Moore's Law on pace, researchers have developed a repeatable technique for assembling a single-atom version of the transistor--the building block of semiconductors and computers.
EDN

Taking power analysis to the transistor level for a full chip

Almost every chip being taped out today is mixed-signal in nature. In addition to increased integration of analog and RF blocks, designers are using complex power-management techniques to minimize ...
Design-Reuse

Cadence Introduces Voltus-Fi Custom Power Integrity Solution, Delivering Foundry-Certified SPICE-Level Accuracy for Transistor-Level Power Signoff

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Aug 4, 2014 -- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic design innovation, today introduced Cadence® Voltus™-Fi Custom Power Integrity Solution, a ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Transistor-Level Defect Diagnosis

Each new semiconductor process node represents exciting opportunities for suppliers of design, manufacturing, test, and failure analysis solutions. A new process means new challenges to solve, and ...
EDN

Synopsys Rolls Out Transistor-Level Static Timing Analysis

To address emerging custom circuit design challenges, Mountain View, Calif.-based EDA giant Synopsys Inc. today unveiled its anticipated next-generation transistor-level static timing analysis tool, ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Transistor-Level Verification Returns

Technologies that had become specialist tools are moving back into mainstream usage; shift left is not just about doing things earlier in the flow. A few decades ago, all designers did ...
Design-Reuse

The Challenges and Benefits of Analog/Mixed-Signal and RF System Verification above the Transistor Level

Abstract— Today’s on-chip Analog/Mixed-Signal and RF (A/RF) systems have reached a limit of size and complexity where transistor-level SPICE and FastSPICE simulation approaches cannot deliver a ...
Nanowerk

Single-Electron Transistors: The Ultimate in Miniaturization and Precision

What is a Single-Electron Transistor? A single-electron transistor (SET) is a nanoscale electronic device that allows the precise control of individual electrons. Unlike conventional transistors that ...
Electronic Design

GaN Transistors – Drive Control, Thermal Management, and Isolation

This year, several companies are expected to bring 600/650 V Gallium Nitride (GaN) power transistors to market. Almost all will be normally-on (depletion mode) transistors connected in a cascode ...
Scientific American

Transistor Flow Control

At the heart of modern electronics are transistors, which act like valves to direct the flow of electrons. Now researchers at the University of California at Berkeley have created the first ...
AZoNano

Nanoscale Thermal Transistor: Fast Heat Flow Control

Control of heat flow is crucial for thermal logic devices and thermal management, with theoretical exploration preceding limited experimental progress in actively controlling heat flow. The device ...