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Visual Debug for Formal Verification

Visual Debug for Formal Verification
by Steve Hoover on 04-20-2022 at 6:00 am

ThisIsFormal

Success with Open-Source Formal Verification

The dream of 100% confidence is compelling for silicon engineers. We all want that big red button to push that magically finds all of our bugs for us. Verification, after all, accounts for roughly two-thirds of logic design effort. Without that button, we have to create reference models,… Read More


White Paper: Advanced SoC Debug with Multi-FPGA Prototyping

White Paper: Advanced SoC Debug with Multi-FPGA Prototyping
by Daniel Nenni on 04-19-2022 at 10:00 am

S2C EDA Prototyping White Paper 2022

S2C EDA recently released a whitepaper written by a good friend of mine Steve Walters. Steve and I have worked together many times throughout our careers and I consider him to be one of my trusted few, especially in regards to prototyping and emulation. Steve is also my co author on the book “Prototypical II The Practice of FPGA-Based… Read More


SoC Application Usecase Capture For System Architecture Exploration

SoC Application Usecase Capture For System Architecture Exploration
by Sondrel on 04-19-2022 at 6:00 am

Fig 1

Sondrel is the trusted partner of choice for handling every stage of an IC’s creation. Its award-winning define and design ASIC consulting capability is fully complemented by its turnkey services to transform designs into tested, volume-packaged silicon chips. This single point of contact for the entire supply chain… Read More


Power Transistor Modeling for Converter Design

Power Transistor Modeling for Converter Design
by Tom Simon on 04-18-2022 at 10:00 am

Magwel PTM Field Viewer

Voltage converters and regulators are a vital part of pretty much every semiconductor-based product. They play an outsized role in mobile devices such as cell phones where there are many subsystems operating at different voltages with different power needs. Many portable devices rely on Lithium Ion batteries whose output voltage… Read More


Bespoke Silicon is Coming, Absolutely!

Bespoke Silicon is Coming, Absolutely!
by Daniel Nenni on 04-18-2022 at 6:00 am

IMG 9977

It was nice to be at a live conference again. DesignCon was held at the Santa Clara Convention Center, my favorite location, which to me there was a back to normal crowd. The sessions I attended were full and the show floor was busy. Masks and vaccinations were not required, maybe that was it. Or there was a pent-up demand to get back engaged… Read More


Quantum Computing Trends

Quantum Computing Trends
by Ahmed Banafa on 04-17-2022 at 10:00 am

Math Physics Biology

Quantum Computing is the area of study focused on developing computer technology based on the principles of quantum theory. Tens of billions of public and private capitals are being invested in Quantum technologies. Countries across the world have realized that quantum technologies can be a major disruptor of existing businesses,… Read More


Tesla: Canary in the Coal Mine

Tesla: Canary in the Coal Mine
by Roger C. Lanctot on 04-17-2022 at 6:00 am

Tesla Canary in the Coal Mine

The automotive industry is tied up in knots over cybersecurity. Consumers expect their cars to be secure. Car makers spend millions on securing cars, but don’t know how, what, or if to charge consumers for security.

Meanwhile, most cyber penetration reports to organizations such as the Auto-ISAC are related to enterprise attacks. … Read More


Podcast EP71: Critical Enablers for the Custom Silicon Revolution

Podcast EP71: Critical Enablers for the Custom Silicon Revolution
by Daniel Nenni on 04-15-2022 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Dr. Elad Alon, CEO and co-founder at Blue Cheetah Analog Design, Elad’s experience includes Professor of EECS at UC Berkeley, co-director of the Berkeley Wireless Research Center, and consulting or visiting positions with many global semiconductor companies.

Dan and Elad explore the trends for increasing … Read More


The Lost Opportunity for 450mm

The Lost Opportunity for 450mm
by Scotten Jones on 04-15-2022 at 6:00 am

450mm Wafer SemiWiki


I spent several days this week at the SEMI International Strategy Symposium (ISS). One of the talks was “Can the Semiconductor Industry Reach $1T by 2030” given by Bob Johnson of Gartner. His conclusion was, that $1 trillion dollars is an aggressive forecast for 2030 but certainly we should reach $1 trillion dollars in the next 10… Read More


5G Core – Building An Open, Multi-Vendor Ecosystem

5G Core – Building An Open, Multi-Vendor Ecosystem
by Kalar Rajendiran on 04-14-2022 at 10:00 am

5G Potential for Businesses

For those not familiar with Fierce Technology, this firm offers a one stop place for news, analysis and education in the areas of telecom, wireless, sensors and all related electronics markets. They organize popular events such as the 5G Blitz Week, Sensors Innovation Week series, Sensors Converge and many more. These events … Read More