Tools & Methods
Accelerating Reliable Chip Development
Electronic Design Automation (EDA), test, and verification are essential for developing reliable, high-performance semiconductor devices. As chip architectures become increasingly complex, advanced design tools and validation methods help reduce development risks, accelerate innovation, and ensure first-time-right silicon.
AT-C³ supports companies throughout the entire development lifecycle – from digital design and simulation to prototyping, verification, testing, and silicon validation—helping transform innovative concepts into market-ready semiconductor solutions.
Electronic Design Automation, Test & Verification
Electronic Design Automation (EDA), test, and verification are at the heart of modern semiconductor development. As integrated circuits become increasingly complex, advanced design tools and verification methods are essential to ensure performance, functionality, and reliability before manufacturing begins.
AT-C³ supports companies throughout the entire chip development process, from architecture and circuit design to simulation, prototyping, verification, and silicon validation. By combining advanced EDA tools with comprehensive testing methodologies, we help reduce development risks, shorten time-to-market, and enable reliable, high-performance semiconductor solutions.
Methods & Competencies Driving Chip Design Innovation
Explore the methods and competencies that enable efficient chip design and reliable semiconductor development. AT-C³ supports companies with expertise in Electronic Design Automation (EDA), simulation, prototyping, verification, testing, and silicon validation across the entire development lifecycle.
Electronic Design Automation (EDA)
Electronic Design Automation provides the digital foundation for modern chip development. AT-C³ supports the design, simulation, and optimisation of integrated circuits using advanced EDA workflows that enable efficient development of increasingly complex semiconductor devices.
We support you at every stage
From feasibility to optimization – our tech services guide you through every phase of your product journey.
AT-C³ can help users explore the potential benefits of using in-house developed chips in products and evaluate the costs involved in such development. Examples may include replacing a PCB with standard components using an in-house developed integrated circuit (ASIC). This study could also examine alternative manufacturing processes to optimize an existing ASIC. Feel free to contact AT-C³ if you’re interested in learning more about a potential feasibility study for your company.
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Inside Austria’s Chip Industry
10. September 2026
AT-C³ at FFG Forum 2026: Strengthening Austria’s Innovation and Technology Ecosystem
At the FFG Forum 2026 in Vienna, AT-C³ was represented by Lukas Lassbacher, who introduced the Austrian Chips Competence Center and represented its role within the European semiconductor and innovation ecosystem.
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27. August 2026
Free Online Training Courses in the microelectronics field starting in October!
AT-C³ is officially launching its new training program in October 2026, offering free online courses for professionals, researchers, students and anyone interested in deepening their knowledge of microelectronics.
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14. July 2026
Webinar 30 July 2026: Building the Materials Platform for the Future of Integrated Photonics
In this Chips Think Tank webinar on July 30, 2026, Jean-Louis Guyaux, VP Technology at Riber, will share how one of Europe’s leading epitaxy equipment manufacturers is evolving from supplying MBE systems to enabling complete materials platforms for integrated photonics.
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