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Unlocked 2025 Innovators

UNLOCKED 2025: THINK BIG, BUILD SMART, GO FORWARD Muntinlupa City, October 17, 2025 – Now in its third year, Xinyx Unlocked stands as the flagship talent development initiative of Xinyx Design, serving as a platform to empower the next generation of Filipino innovators from across the country. Promoting inclusivity in innovation, the event brings together […]

The modern world runs on silicon chips, but few outside the semiconductor industry truly understand the microscopic marathon required to create them. At the heart of this process are two intertwined, yet vastly different, disciplines: IC Design (the Front-End) and IC Layout (the Back-End, or Physical Design). This Xpert Insights Trivia piece explores the essential distinction: IC Design is the architectural, logical, and abstract phase where engineers define what the chip does using code and models. It culminates in the Gate-Level Netlist, a massive list of digital instructions. IC Layout, conversely, is the physical, geometric, and concrete phase where engineers transform that netlist into actual shapes on the silicon wafer. It involves complex challenges like minimizing wire length, distributing power without voltage drop, and routing billions of connections perfectly—all while adhering to the unforgiving laws of physics and the foundry's manufacturing rules. The Layout team is responsible for the critical Design Closure and delivering the final GDSII file—the chip's literal blueprint for fabrication. Understanding this division—from the logical world of RTL to the physical world of parasitics and DRC—is the key to successful, high-performance silicon development.

Introduction Picture a world where the heartbeat of modern civilization is governed not by skyscraper structures or grand statues but by tiny chips, invisible to the naked eye. These are the INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (ICs)- the lifeblood of our digital age. Every swipe on a smartphone, every calculation in a supercomputer, and all signals in communication […]

Xinyx Scholarship Awarding
On July 14, 2025, we officially awarded our very first Xinyx scholar, marking a new chapter in our partnership with leading academic institutions. This initiative is designed to support promising students in the field of electronics and integrated circuit (IC) design by providing financial support, mentorship, and immersive industry experience.

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