SAN MATEO, Calif. — A group of of tool, core and design-services companies has allied with foundry Tower Semiconductor to develop a design-to-silicon flow for chip makers interested in using ...

BURLINGAME, Calif. — Cisco Systems Inc. is shifting from the use of ASICs to an approach that relies on customer-owned tooling for many of its high-end, high-volume chip designs, hoping to shave ...