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Where’s my glass slipper?. TAU 2014. Nanda Gopal Director R&D, Characterization. @ The Center of the Design Universe. optimization. Layout. modeling. correlation. Synthesis. Sign-off. correlation. resource overload. Extraction. IT. Characterization. convergence. correlation. TCAD.
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Where’s my glass slipper? TAU 2014 Nanda Gopal Director R&D, Characterization
@ The Center of the Design Universe optimization Layout modeling correlation Synthesis Sign-off correlation resource overload Extraction IT Characterization convergence correlation TCAD Circuit Design convergence Simulation
The Characterization Engineer Databases Interface Design Digital Design Distributed Computing Circuit Theory Power Analysis Programming Static Timing Analysis Algorithms Circuit Simulation
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Characterization is your Cinderalla! • Characterization is critical at advanced nodes today: • It is at the confluence of analog and digital • It provides the base for implementation • It enables new technologies and models • It is the glue across tools and flows • It has to be the first thought of tool developers and users alike • Neglect characterization at your own peril!