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Load-Managing Verification Hardware Acceleration in the Cloud

Load-Managing Verification Hardware Acceleration in the Cloud
by Bernard Murphy on 09-22-2022 at 6:00 am

Scheduling emulation min

There’s a reason the verification hardware accelerator business is growing so impressively. Modern SoCs – now routinely multi-billion gate devices – must be verified/validated against massively demanding test plans, requiring high levels of test coverage. Use cases extend all the way up to firmware, OSes, even application… Read More


The Truly Terrifying Truth about Tesla

The Truly Terrifying Truth about Tesla
by Roger C. Lanctot on 09-21-2022 at 2:00 pm

The Truly Terrifying Truth about Tesla

When I think about Tesla’s impact on the wider automotive industry, I conjure images of auto CEOs waking up in the middle of the night in cold sweats. It isn’t just that Tesla virtually or actually gets away with murder, it’s that the level of impunity is almost completely unchallenged by regulators and is actually celebrated by consumers… Read More


Die-to-Die Interconnects using Bunch of Wires (BoW)

Die-to-Die Interconnects using Bunch of Wires (BoW)
by Daniel Payne on 09-21-2022 at 10:00 am

BoW min

Chiplets are a popular and trending topic in the semiconductor trade press, and I read about  SoC disaggregation at shows like ISSCC, Hot Chips, DAC and others. Once an SoC is disaggregated, the next challenge is deciding on the die-to-die interconnect approach. The Open Compute Project (OCP) started 10 years ago as a way to share… Read More


Verification IP Hastens the Design of CXL 3.0

Verification IP Hastens the Design of CXL 3.0
by Dave Bursky on 09-21-2022 at 6:00 am

cxl standards 1

Although version 2.0 of the Computer Express Link (CXL) standard is just making it into new designs, the next generation, version 3.0, has been approved and is now ready for designers to implement the new silicon and firmware needed to meet the new standard’s performance specifications. CXL, an open industry-standard interconnect,… Read More


Ansys’ Emergence as a Tier 1 EDA Player— and What That Means for 3D-IC

Ansys’ Emergence as a Tier 1 EDA Player— and What That Means for 3D-IC
by Daniel Nenni on 09-20-2022 at 10:00 am

Ansys chip package board

Over its 40+ year history, electronic design automation (EDA) has seen many companies rise, fall, and merge. In the beginning, in the 1980s, the industry was dominated by what came to be known as the big three — Daisy Systems, Mentor Graphics, and Valid Logic (the infamous “DMV”). The Big 3 has morphed over the years, eventually settling… Read More


Finally, A Serious Attack on Debug Productivity

Finally, A Serious Attack on Debug Productivity
by Bernard Murphy on 09-20-2022 at 6:00 am

Verisium min

Verification technologies have progressed in almost all domains over the years. We’re now substantially more productive in creating tests for block, SoC and hybrid software/hardware verification. These tests provide better coverage through randomization and formal modeling. And verification engines are faster – substantially… Read More


WEBINAR: O-RAN Fronthaul Transport Security using MACsec

WEBINAR: O-RAN Fronthaul Transport Security using MACsec
by Daniel Nenni on 09-19-2022 at 10:00 am

Commcore OMAC Webinar

5G provides a range of improvements compared to existing 4G LTE mobile networks in regards to capacity, speed, latency and security. One of the main improvements is in the 5G RAN; it is based on a virtualized architecture where functions can be centralized close to the 5G core for economy or distributed as close to the edge as possible… Read More


Advanced EM simulations target conducted EMI and transients

Advanced EM simulations target conducted EMI and transients
by Don Dingee on 09-19-2022 at 6:00 am

Advanced EM simulations yield both conducted and radiated EMI in automotive power integrity analysis

A vital benefit of advanced EM simulations is their ability to take on complicated physical test setups, substituting far easier virtual tests yielding accurate results earlier during design activities. The latest release of Keysight PathWave ADS 2023 continues speeding up engineering workflows. Let’s look at three… Read More


GM Should BrightDrop-Kick Cruise

GM Should BrightDrop-Kick Cruise
by Roger C. Lanctot on 09-18-2022 at 6:00 pm

GM Should BrightDrop Kick Cruise

The GM Authority newsletter informed us last week that General Motors’ BrightDrop commercial vehicle group was planning to adopt autonomous vehicle technology created by GM-owned Cruise Automation for its delivery vans. Days later, Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt announced plans to bring its nascent autonomous taxi service to Phoenix… Read More


Intellectual Abilities of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Intellectual Abilities of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
by Ahmed Banafa on 09-18-2022 at 4:00 pm

Intellectual abilities of artificial intelligence AI

To understand AI’s capabilities and abilities we need to recognize the different components and subsets of AI. Terms like Neural Networks, Machine Learning (ML), and Deep Learning, need to be define and explained.

In general, Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines that are programmed… Read More