Subsystem and full-chip integration plays a crucial role in any project – particularly for large SoCs. Our upcoming webinar on April 30 confronts the typical challenges of this process and provides a detailed view into how IP centric design can help you solve them. Join us to learn how transforming your design flow can help your… Read More
2024 Outlook with Adam Olson of Perforce
Perforce is a company that provides software solutions primarily focused on version control, especially for large-scale development projects. Version control systems manage changes to documents, computer programs, large web sites, or other collections of information. Perforce’s main product is Helix Core, formerly… 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
Chiplets and IP and the Trust Problem
Perforce recently hosted a webinar on “IP Lifecycle Management for Chiplet-Based SoCs”, presented by Simon Butler, the GM for the Methodics IPLM BU. The central theme was trust, for IPs as much as chiplets. How can an IP/chiplet consumer trust that what they receive has not been compromised somewhere in the value chain from initial… Read More
Insights into DevOps Trends in Hardware Design
Periodically I like to check in on the unsung heroes behind the attention-grabbing world of design. I’m speaking of the people responsible for the development and deployment infrastructure on which we all depend – version control, testing, build, release – collectively known these days as DevOps (development operations). … Read More
IP Lifecycle Management for Chiplet-Based SoCs
Chiplet-based System-on-Chips (SoCs) are becoming increasingly popular in the semiconductor industry due to their potential to improve design efficiency, increase performance, and reduce costs. While chiplets are seen as a way to reduce the cost of innovation, they introduce a lot of challenges too. Packaging, interconnect… Read More
Overcoming Semiconductor Supply Chain Bottlenecks
During the recent COVID pandemic it was common to read about automobile companies unable to deliver new vehicles, caused by the shortage of specific automotive chips. Even bad weather has shut down the supply of semiconductor parts to certain customers. This disruption of the IC supply chain has caused many companies that buy … Read More
The CHIPS and Science Act, Cybersecurity, and Semiconductor Manufacturing
This year is proving to be a momentous one for U.S. semiconductor manufacturing. During a global chip shortage and record inflation, President Biden signed into effect the CHIPS and Science Act – which so far is the greatest boon to U.S. semiconductor manufacturing in history, with $52 billion in subsidies for chip manufacturers… Read More
Solve Embedded Development Challenges With IP-Centric Planning
At least once if not more, many of us may have faced the following situation. We download the latest software driver for a device only to find out after installing that it doesn’t work for your hardware. As per the release notes, it should work for your hardware but in reality it does not. We have no choice but to revert back to the earlier… Read More
WEBINAR: How to Improve IP Quality for Compliance
Establishing traceability is critical for many organizations — and a must for those who need to prove compliance. Too often, the compliance process is manual, leading to errors and even delays. A simple clerical mistake can invalidate results and lead to larger issues throughout the product’s lifecycle. Developing a unified,… Read More