VLSI designerʹs interface

This presentation discusses the availability of a standard-cell library targeting the TSMC-0.25 μm, 2.5 V CMOS process; IBMʹs development of a new "Double-Gate" transistor fabricated in an SOI process and Intelʹs "TetraHertz Transistor," which it claims is the worldʹs smallest transistor with a gate length of only 15 nm; Modu-Lab, a Web site dedicated to illustrating microfabrication techniques for the basic process steps of deposit, pattern, etch, and repeat; OpenCoresʹ free open-source 33/66 MHz 32-bit PCI Bridge Soft Core, a complete synthesizable RTL (Verilog) code that provides bridging between the PCI and a WISHBONE (system-on-chip) bus; Foveonʹs development of a full-color image sensor chip that uses three layers of photodetectors embedded in silicon; Aldec and Synplicity design entry and simulation tools for universities and students; a new set of system-on-chip test benchmark circuits; and takes a look at nanotechnology initiatives