Impact of Collaboration Technology
The “cell-based” design methodologies applied successfully over the past thirty years will not scale much further.
A new, comprehensive approach to System-On-a-Chip (SOC) design is required.
- The relatively radical changes to the design process that are likely to be required will provide new opportunities for other key players in the semiconductor industry, especially in design technology.
The effectiveness of the collaborative environment and the ability to “visualize” the design as well as the design process will ultimately determine the quality of any overall solution (methodology) to the microelectronics design problem.