Title :
´Tis the gift to be simple
Author_Institution :
IBM Research—Austin
Abstract :
IC engineers rarely get to crash test their designs. Instead, they take pride in getting the design right the first time—no room for iterations and redesign. This is done by performing extensive computer simulations of designs. These simulations let engineers accurately predict the behavior of the design while it is still represented by computer data, before it ever becomes a real physical object.
Keywords :
Automotive engineering; CMOS technology; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Design engineering; Laboratories; Predictive models; Semiconductor device modeling; US Department of Transportation; Vehicle crash testing; IC design; modeling; simulation;
Journal_Title :
Design & Test of Computers, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MDT.2010.32