Spreadsheets have been an invaluable engineering tool for many aspects of semiconductor design and verification, but their inability to handle complexity is squeezing them out of an increasing number ...

The looming tape-out deadline is the nightmare that keeps most design managers up at night. Managing schedules and tracking progress is always a black art that few, if any, can master. Various project ...

My program of choice to flesh-out calculations is Microsoft Excel. Windows and the Office Suite are ubiquitous, so Excel is always available and everyone can use and read it. That said, with so many ...