Finding Success in Industry as a Chip Designer
Summary
IEEE Spectrum's Finding Success in Industry as a Chip Designer contrasts academic and industry goals in ASIC/IC design. It argues that industry prioritizes reliability, scale, and yield, uses silicon IP and modular SoCs, and features tighter verification, risk management, and fixed schedules. It also discusses how academia focuses on exploring the design space with fewer manufacturing constraints, and the importance of bridging the gap between the two worlds.