Title :
ASIC design and prototyping for education and innovation with a look on Latin America
Author :
Swart, Jacobus W. ; Das, Carl
Author_Institution :
Imec Representative Office Brazil and FEEC/UNICAMP, Campinas, SP - Brazil
Abstract :
This paper presents a review of the development of IC design and prototyping deployment over the world with focus on opportunities, activities and results in Latin America. Historical evolution, main players and programs are discussed. On going activities and the number of IC tape-out through MPW services from the different countries in Latin America are analyzed.
Keywords :
Application specific integrated circuits; Companies; Foundries; Microelectronics; Training; IC design; MPW; foundry; training;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits & Systems (LASCAS), 2015 IEEE 6th Latin American Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Montevideo, Uruguay
DOI :
10.1109/LASCAS.2015.7250466
