https://chipletos.com/blog/ Plain-English posts on how chip packages are checked, each tied to a published result. en Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://chipletos.com/blog/flat-models-miss-the-ends-of-a-via/ https://chipletos.com/blog/flat-models-miss-the-ends-of-a-via/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Explainer A flat, two-dimensional model of a vertical connection ignores its ends, and a three-dimensional solver is how a team can check what that costs. https://chipletos.com/blog/what-an-independent-solver-check-shows/ https://chipletos.com/blog/what-an-independent-solver-check-shows/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Explainer Grading a fast predictor against solvers its authors did not write is stronger than grading it against their own, but it still has limits. https://chipletos.com/blog/re-checking-a-mask-edit-without-starting-over/ https://chipletos.com/blog/re-checking-a-mask-edit-without-starting-over/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Explainer A published method can show that an edited mask tile is still valid by reusing the margin its old certificate carried, but only for one edit at a time. https://chipletos.com/blog/the-printing-check-that-stays-inside-its-range/ https://chipletos.com/blog/the-printing-check-that-stays-inside-its-range/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Explainer A guaranteed range around a simulated print contained the detailed simulation's value in every one of a large battery of checks, within the limits the record states.