Balancing on wobbly tightropes is something that chip designers get pretty good at. For instance, there is a fine balance between optimizing performance and minimizing leakage in a design layout.

Jeff Rainville, a Norwich native, has been named director of sales and marketing for Massachusetts-based Polygon. Formerly the MCS division of Munters, Polygon was formed Oct. 1 and has 20 offices in ...

People learning about semiconductor manufacturing might well be confused by the concept of metal fill. It seems perfectly intuitive that laying out a complex chip will result in some regions with ...