Title :
Are there economic benefits in DFM?
Author :
Nowak, Matt ; Radojcic, Riko
Author_Institution :
Qualcomm Inc., San Diego, CA, USA
Abstract :
A fabless company perspective is presented on the roles of the foundries, design entities and EDA providers in the DFM arena, and the requirements for measurement of the economic benefits of DFM.
Keywords :
circuit CAD; design for manufacture; economics; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit manufacture; DFM arena; circuit CAD; design for manufacture; economic benefits; fabless company perspective; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit manufacture; Costs; Design for manufacture; Electronic design automation and methodology; Environmental economics; Foundries; Guidelines; Lithography; Manufacturing processes; Semiconductor device manufacture; Virtual manufacturing;
Conference_Titel :
Design Automation Conference, 2005. Proceedings. 42nd
Print_ISBN :
1-59593-058-2
DOI :
10.1109/DAC.2005.193918
