Over the last few years, there has been an increase in news about quantum computing. Much of this news coverage has been around computing supremacy, potential threats to information security and quantum cryptography. While the field of quantum computing is still in its early stages, there are several companies who have already… Read More
Electronic Design Automation
Podcast EP203: A Deep Dive on the Growing Impact of Silicon Lifecycle Management with Synopsys’ Randy Fish
Dan is joined by Randy Fish, Director of Product Line Management for the Silicon Lifecycle Management (SLM) family at Synopsys. Randy has over 30 years of experience in the EDA, IP and semiconductor industries.
In this broad view of SLM, Randy explains what is special about monitoring and optimizing embedded memories. It turns… Read More
2024 Outlook with Anupam Bakshi of Agnisys
We have worked with Agnisys for the last two years and it has been a pleasure. Anupam and his team of specification automation experts have pioneered a family of products and solutions for streamlining the generation of the required files for design, software, verification, validation, and documentation for semiconductor development… Read More
Synopsys Geared for Next Era’s Opportunity and Growth
As semiconductor industry folks know, Synopsys is a behemoth of a company. At $5.84B in FY2023 revenue (FY Nov-Oct), approximately 20,000 employees and a market cap of about $74B, it leads the silicon-to-systems design solutions space within the industry. From humble beginnings in 1986 as a disruptive startup, the company has… Read More
Podcast EP202: A Tour of the Q3 2023 Electronic Design Market Data Report with Wally Rhines
Dan is joined by Wally Rhines for a discussion of the Q3 2023 Electronic Design Market Data report that was just released. SEMI and the Electronic System Design Alliance collect data from almost all of the EDA companies in the world and compile it by product category and region where the sales occurred. It’s the most reliable data … Read More
Keysight EDA Connect World Tour
Video webinars are a main staple to learn what’s new about EDA tools and methodologies, but there’s nothing quite like meeting in person, where you can ask questions and gauge the expertise of the presenters. I was delighted to learn that Keysight is planning a literal world tour to update EDA customers and prospects on what they … Read More
Will the Package Kill my High-Frequency Chip Design?
Understanding the electromagnetic (EM) coupling between various elements of a high-frequency semiconductor device is vital for meeting design specifications and ensuring reliable operation in the field. These EM interactions include not only the silicon chip but also extend to the package that encloses it. However, it may… Read More
The Transformation Model for IP-Centric Design
Semiconductor designs have been progressing over time to address wider product varieties and designs with increasing complexity. Organizations have been addressing intense time-to-market pressures by leveraging globally dispersed team resources. The project-centric design methodology, which once worked well with … Read More
Achieving a Unified Electrical/Mechanical PCB Design Flow – The Siemens Digital Industries Software View
Let’s face it, designs are getting harder, much harder. Gone are the days when the electrical and mechanical design of a system occurred separately. Maybe ten years ago this practice was acceptable. Once the electrical design was completed (either the chip or the board) the parameters associated with the design were then given… Read More
Information Flow Tracking at RTL. Innovation in Verification
Explicit and implicit sneak paths to leak or compromise information continue to represent a threat to security. This paper looks a refinement of existing gate level information flow tracking (IFT) techniques extended to RTL, encouraging early-stage security optimization. Paul Cunningham (Senior VP/GM, Verification at … Read More
Rapidus, IBM, and the Billion-Dollar Silicon Sovereignty Bet