Editing Electronic design automation (section)

=== Modern day ===

{{Main|Integrated circuit design|Design closure|Design flow (EDA)}}

Current digital flows are extremely modular, with front ends producing standardized design descriptions that compile into invocations of units similar to cells without regard to their individual technology. Cells implement logic or other electronic functions via the utilisation of a particular integrated circuit technology. Fabricators generally provide libraries of components for their production processes, with simulation models that fit standard simulation tools.

Most analog circuits are still designed in a manual fashion, requiring specialist knowledge that is unique to analog design (such as matching concepts).<ref name="Layout_book">{{cite book|author=J. Lienig, J. Scheible|title=Fundamentals of Layout Design for Electronic Circuits|url=https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-39284-0|pages=213–256|chapter=Chap. 6: Special Layout Techniques for Analog IC Design|publisher=Springer|date=2020|doi=10.1007/978-3-030-39284-0|isbn=978-3-030-39284-0|s2cid=215840278}}</ref> Hence, analog EDA tools are far less modular, since many more functions are required, they interact more strongly and the components are, in general, less ideal.

EDA for electronics has rapidly increased in importance with the continuous scaling of [[semiconductor]] technology.<ref>{{cite book |title=Electronic Design Automation For Integrated Circuits Handbook |author=Lavagno, Martin, and Scheffer |isbn=0849330963 |year=2006 |publisher=Taylor and Francis}}</ref> Some users are [[foundry (electronics)|foundry]] operators, who operate the [[semiconductor fabrication]] facilities ("fabs") and additional individuals responsible for utilising the technology design-service companies who use EDA software to evaluate an incoming design for manufacturing readiness. EDA tools are also used for programming design functionality into [[FPGA]]s or field-programmable gate arrays, customisable integrated circuit designs.
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