This article proposes few methods to speed the timing closure—that is, cleaning all the setup and hold violations—of a chip by reducing the pessimism in the timing constraints for the design.

Choosing the right capacitor, especially the right tantalum capacitor, is crucial to ensure equipment reliability both at first turn-on and over time. Always consider derating to achieve the best ...

Circuit delay is increasingly affected by process variations at lower technology nodes. Global variations are in double digits now, and according to the International Technology Roadmap for ...

The right size tubing limits fluid-friction losses that cause pressure drop, heat generation and, in case of suction lines, pump-damaging cavitation. • Tubing that’s too small causes excessive flow ...