For sub-100nm chips, manufacturing variations have shaken the foundation of the contract between design and manufacturing. The inability to predict these variations during design leads to unacceptable performance spreads, poor yields and reduced process windows. As a result, design cycles are growing and process technology is dramatically underutilized. The current design-rule-centric infrastructure is no longer sufficient.

Clear Shape is developing technologies and solutions to renew this contract for every design team and manufacturing group.

Founded in 2003, Clear Shape has built a strong, proven technical and management team spanning both design automation and manufacturing. ClearShape is backed by a consortium of top-tier investors with a track record of successful semiconductor-related investments.

We are currently engaged with select semiconductor industry leaders in technology partnerships.