Qualcomm has joined IMEC's technology-aware design program (TAD). As part of the program, the firms will be collaborating on innovative circuit and system design methodologies. Due to the increased variability observed in aggressively scaled devices and interconnects, use of innovative circuit and system design methodologies becomes increasingly necessary. IMEC has set up the TAD program to develop design solutions that address these scaling challenges below 45 nm.

The TAD research and development program is focused on development of advanced analysis techniques that model process variability to enable designers to optimize the entire system design for energy and yield. This program will develop a methodology that propagates variability (and reliability) data from the technology level to the device and circuit level, as well as all the way up to system-architecture level. The ultimate goal is to enable manufacturing-aware sign-off of predicted process variability at system-design level. The methodology will be built on top of commercial design tools and flows.

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