A sim run for a few of my customers with very basic chips might take 48-72 hours on a crazy fast machine. The designers are also SUPER concerned with getting everything right--with chip design there's no 'fixing' broken parts. If you don't get the design right when it goes to the fab, that entire run is ruined. Millions of dollars and at the bare minimum months of set back. It could kill the project or even the company.
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A sim run for a few of my customers with very basic chips might take 48-72 hours on a crazy fast machine. The designers are also SUPER concerned with getting everything right--with chip design there's no 'fixing' broken parts. If you don't get the design right when it goes to the fab, that entire run is ruined. Millions of dollars and at the bare minimum months of set back. It could kill the project or even the company.