The official US kilogram — the physical prototype against which all weights in the United States are calibrated — cannot be touched by human hands except in rare circumstances. Sealed beneath a bell ...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) has chosen Silicon Perspective Corp.’s (SPC) physical prototype and placement system for its 0.13-micron reference flow, the companies said today.

Monterey Design Systems has released Version 2.1 of its Sonar physical-prototyping product, which extends the product's capabilities beyond creating physical prototypes. By producing a fully placed, ...