# A Shift Left Strategy Addresses IC Design Challenges Through Design-Stage Verification

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2024-12-13
- Length: 27m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2024-12-13-a-shift-left-strategy-addresses-ic-design-challenges-through-design-stage-verifi
- Listen: https://podcast.show/aspencore/episode/139673051/

## Summary

David Abercrombie, Product Management Director at Siemens EDA, explains how the company applies 'shift left' strategies to its Caliber verification suite to improve productivity and design quality. He details specific tools like Caliber NMDRC Recon, Caliber Auto Waivers Gray Box, and Caliber Real Time, which allow designers to run sign-off quality checks earlier and faster during the implementation phase. The conversation highlights a case study with Google using Caliber Design Enhancer to optimize power grids, achieving significant runtime reductions and IR drop improvements compared to traditional P&R methods. Abercrombie also outlines future challenges in 3DIC verification, silicon photonics, and multi-physics analysis.

## Chapters

- [0:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2024-12-13-a-shift-left-strategy-addresses-ic-design-challenges-through-design-stage-verifi#t=3) Introduction: David Abercrombie and Siemens EDA Shift Left Philosophy
- [3:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2024-12-13-a-shift-left-strategy-addresses-ic-design-challenges-through-design-stage-verifi#t=187) Defining Shift Left: Productivity and Unified Sign-off Engines
- [6:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2024-12-13-a-shift-left-strategy-addresses-ic-design-challenges-through-design-stage-verifi#t=366) Complexity of SOC Design: IP Blocks, Timelines, and Iterations
- [11:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2024-12-13-a-shift-left-strategy-addresses-ic-design-challenges-through-design-stage-verifi#t=669) Caliber NMDRC Recon and Auto Waivers Gray Box Solutions
- [15:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2024-12-13-a-shift-left-strategy-addresses-ic-design-challenges-through-design-stage-verifi#t=936) Caliber Real Time: In-Tool Feedback and Fixing Errors
- [18:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2024-12-13-a-shift-left-strategy-addresses-ic-design-challenges-through-design-stage-verifi#t=1085) Google Case Study: Caliber Design Enhancer for Power Grid Optimization
- [22:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2024-12-13-a-shift-left-strategy-addresses-ic-design-challenges-through-design-stage-verifi#t=1378) Future Trends: 3DIC, Silicon Photonics, and Multi-Physics Verification

## Topics

- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Siemens EDA (company)
- Caliber (product)
- Caliber NMDRC Recon (product)
- Caliber Auto Waivers Gray Box (product)
- Caliber Real Time (product)
- Caliber Design Enhancer (product)
- Google (company)

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