Category: SOFICS
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Let’s talk about 2023
Sofics’ CEO outlook for 2023… 2023 will be a year of opportunity to invest in our readiness to grow and flourish in 2024. Whatever your semiconductor business, your key assets: team, skills, technology, processes, and reputation, should not go to waste.
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Selecting custom ESD IP for your next IC
Fabless semiconductor companies usually use third-party IP blocks when developing ICs. An important IP is on-chip ESD protection. Caution must be exercised in choosing the right ESD IP to avoid patent infringement and inefficient ESD clamps. Thomas Ako made a presentation about the IP selection process on the 2021 IP-SOC event…
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2022 Semiconductor Industry Outlook
It’s Christmas 2021. The semiconductor industry is flooded with income: all fabs run at or above maximum capacity, volumes are in short supply while prices of wafers and ICs are floating up. Electronics are everywhere in our lock-down offices and private homes, and in many other systems and services that…
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Introduction about ESD protection: basic concepts to advanced applications
Koen Decock, ESD design specialist at Sofics, made a presentation for a full auditorium, organized by the local IEEE SSCS student chapter in Leuven. He talked about on-chip ESD protection, from the basic concepts to the more advanced applications.