Chris Morrison, Director of Product Marketing at Agile Analog met with me on the Tuesday at DAC this year, and I asked what has changed in the last year for their analog IP business. The short answer is that the company has initially built up foundation IP for Analog Mixed-Signal (AMS) uses, then recently added new IP for data conversion,… Read More
Author: Daniel Payne
Agile Analog Visit at #60DAC
Keysight EDA visit at #60DAC
The opening day at DAC was Monday and I had an appointment with Simon Rance (Cliosoft) and Stephen Slater, Product Manager of Keysight EDA in their suite. Back in February Daniel Nenni wrote about Keysight EDA acquiring Cliosoft, adding design data and IP management to their software offerings. I really wanted to hear how that … Read More
Analog Circuit Migration and Optimization
The MunEDA User Group Meeting (MUGM) has been an annual event since 2006, and this year there were some 80 participants from many customers that attended to share their experiences and learn how to get the best EDA tool results. I’ve been able to view the presentations and archived videos, so will share some of the interesting… Read More
Mirabilis Invites System Architects at DAC 2023 in San Francisco
System architects have a difficult task of choosing the most efficient architecture by exploring alternative approaches, while tracking and testing requirements. Using a Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) approach is recommended to achieve these goals, before getting mired in low-level implementation details like… Read More
Is Your RTL and Netlist Ready for DFT?
I recall an early custom IC designed at Wang Labs in the 1980s without any DFT logic like scan chains, then I was confronted by Prabhu Goel about the merits of DFT, and so my journey on DFT began in earnest. I learned about ATPG at Silicon Compilers and Viewlogic, then observability at CrossCheck where I met Jennifer Scher, now she’s… Read More
Clock Verification for Mobile SoCs
The relentless advancement of mobile phone technology continues to push boundaries, demanding SoCs that deliver ever-increasing performance while preserving extensive battery life. To meet these demands, the industry is progressively embracing lower technology nodes with current designs being taped-out at 5nm or below.… Read More
Keysight at #60DAC
Keysight EDA will have a large presence at this year’s DAC in San Francisco July 9-13. For a better understanding of what’s happening with Keysight EDA at DAC I talked to my contacts to learn that they have three main messages this year:
• Automate
• Collaborate
• Innovate
Demos: Booth 1531
You may recall that Keysight acquired Cliosoft… Read More
DDR5 Design Approach with Clocked Receivers
At the DesignCon 2023 event this year there was a presentation by Micron all about DDR5 design challenges like the need for a Decision Feedback Equalizer (DFE) inside the DRAM. Siemens EDA and Micron teamed up to write a detailed 25 page white paper on the topic, and I was able to glean the top points for this much shorter blog. The DDR5… Read More
Automotive IP Certification
The electrification of cars and the growth of EVs means that more semiconductor content is being added with every new vehicle model from suppliers around the globe. There are unique concerns for automotive IP in terms of reliability, security and safety over the lifetime of the vehicle. I had the pleasure to speak with Pawini Mahajan… Read More
Why Secure Ethernet Connections?
While web browsing I constantly glance for the padlock symbol to indicate that the site is encrypting any of my form data by using the https prefix, which means that an SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate is being used by the web hosting company. I have peace of mind knowing that my credit card information cannot be easily stolen… Read More
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