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Can the intended performance and functionality be obtained? Where are crucial and weak points in the design and how can these be solved? Which scenario is likely to happen and how will the worst case look like? What are potential and hidden risks and how can they be covered? And, finally, are there alternative and fallback solutions?

Micram enigneers know time is of the essence and budget has to be predictable and controllable. And, after all, everybody wants to be sure that the time and money spent on the project will yield the desired result.

Therefore, in the Micram ASIC development flow we have a concept phase preceeding the ASIC design. This is the time for performing the feasibility study for the intended ASIC design. The study provides answers to all of the open questions and gives a first impression on the further development. All the technical but also managing and commercial issues are covered. The study yields a detailed specification of the ASIC to be designed, a project plan incorporating time schedules, milestones, resource and material allocation, SOW/LOD, as well as a cost and risk assessment. The goal is to fix any uncertainty before entering into the design, in order to achieve the highest level of confidence. Furthermore, design concepts established during feasibility study significantly shorten the initial design phase during the ASIC design