Product category: Design and Development Software
News Release from: Mentor Graphics UK | Subject: Calibre
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 22 October 2004
DFM technology runs on design-to-silicon
platform
Calibre Transition, Measure and Analyse are new features designed address critical design for manufacturing (DFM) requirements.
Calibre Transition, Measure and Analyse are new features designed address critical design for manufacturing (DFM) requirements Mentor has also outlined its long-term roadmap for future Calibre DFM tools, which will allow users to consider and optimise for manufacturing at various stages in the design flow: design, verification and analysis, tapeout and test
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 6 Jun 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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