Industry Ready To Sign On To Statistical Timing Signoff.

The article reports on the upcoming signing of the semiconductor industry on static timing analysis (STA). The STA based on process corneres remains the bedrock methodology for design teams signing off on 65-nm projects. The statistical static timing analysis' (SSTA) path from conference topic to practical technology has been slower than anticipated, perhaps painfully slow for the Electronic Design Automation (EDA) vendors who have invested in it. The vice president of business development at Magma Design Automation, Tom Ferry, states that SSTA has been typical of many emerging EDA technologies over the years.