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Solve Embedded Development Challenges With IP-Centric Planning

Solve Embedded Development Challenges With IP-Centric Planning
by Kalar Rajendiran on 07-18-2022 at 10:00 am

Requirements and Planning Stuck in the Past

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


Clocking for High-Speed SerDes

Clocking for High-Speed SerDes
by Tom Dillinger on 07-18-2022 at 6:00 am

SerDes architecture

The incessant demand for faster data rates across a wide range of end applications has led to the development of the most recent generation of SerDes hardware, achieving 112Gbps.  For example, network switches in datacenter architectures are starting to provide 51T throughput utilizing these new 112Gbps implementations (51.2Tbps… Read More


IEDM 2022 is shaping up

IEDM 2022 is shaping up
by Scotten Jones on 07-17-2022 at 10:00 am

68th iedm color

IEDM is one of the premiere conferences for the latest information on leading edge semiconductor technology. The 68th annual International Electron Devices Meeting will be held December 3rd through 7th at the San Francisco Hilton.

The paper submission deadline is July 14, 2022, and the late-news deadline is August 22, 2022. … Read More


SEMICON West the Calm Before Storm? CHIPS Act Hail Mary? Old China Embargo New Again?

SEMICON West the Calm Before Storm? CHIPS Act Hail Mary? Old China Embargo New Again?
by Robert Maire on 07-17-2022 at 6:00 am

SEMICON West 2022

-SEMICON good conference -No news but perceptibly nervous
-Memory chip warnings & memories of cycles past haunt us
-Can we turn the clock back 20+ years on China Chip Policy?
-Last ditch efforts on Chips for America before government vacation

SEMICON West Conference

Attendance at the show was good, better than last Decembers… Read More


3D Device Technology Development

3D Device Technology Development
by Tom Dillinger on 07-13-2022 at 6:00 am

CFET cross section v2

The VLSI Symposium on Technology and Circuits provides a deep dive on recent technical advances, as well as a view into the research efforts that will be transitioning to production in the near future.  In a short course presentation at the Symposium, Marko Radosavljevic, from the Components Research group at Intel, provided … Read More


What’s New With Calibre at DAC This Year?

What’s New With Calibre at DAC This Year?
by Daniel Payne on 07-12-2022 at 9:00 am

whats changed min

When I worked at EDA vendors and attended DAC, one of the most popular questions asked in the booth and suites was simply, “What’s new this year?” It’s a fair question, and yet many semiconductor professionals are so focused on their present project, using their familiar methodology, that they simply… Read More


Can We Auto-Generate Complete RTL, SVA, UVM Testbench, C/C++ Driver Code, and Documentation for Entire IP Blocks?

Can We Auto-Generate Complete RTL, SVA, UVM Testbench, C/C++ Driver Code, and Documentation for Entire IP Blocks?
by Kalar Rajendiran on 07-11-2022 at 6:00 am

IDSNG1

Whether it is fully autonomous driving, or wrinkle-free fabric, or ambient energy harvesting for powering electronic devices, each industry is chasing after its respective ultimate goal. For the semiconductor design industry, its goal is the capability to generate complete chip or IP in executable format from a high-level… Read More


Altair at #59DAC with the Concept Engineering Acquisition

Altair at #59DAC with the Concept Engineering Acquisition
by Daniel Nenni on 07-07-2022 at 10:00 am

Altair HPC Banner

The Design Automation Conference has been the pinnacle for semiconductor design for almost 60 years. This year will be my 38th DAC and I can’t wait to see everyone again. One of the companies I will be spending time with this year is Altair.

Last month Altair acquired our friends at Concept Engineering, the leading provider… Read More


Jade Design Automation’s Register Management Tool

Jade Design Automation’s Register Management Tool
by Kalar Rajendiran on 07-05-2022 at 10:00 am

RegMan supervisor CSRs

When more than one person is working on any project, coordination is imperative. When the team size grows, being in sync becomes essential. When it comes to SoC design management, registers and bit fields are used to communicate status of results and execute conditional controls. The Register Management function plays an essential… Read More


A Crisis in Engineering Education – Where are the Microelectronics Engineers?

A Crisis in Engineering Education – Where are the Microelectronics Engineers?
by Tom Dillinger on 07-03-2022 at 10:00 am

enrollment

At the recent VLSI Symposium on Technology and Circuits, a panel discussion presented a jarring forecast.  The theme of the panel was “Building the 2030 Workforce:  How to Attract Great Students and What to Teach Them?”, with participants from academia and industry, as well as a packed (and vocal) audience.

On the one hand, the … Read More