This is a story of contrasts and counter-intuitive results. Perforce recently published a white paper discussing enterprise scalability – what it takes, why it’s important and what can get in the way. The discussion will shake up some long-held notions regarding effective project management. The results can be significant,… Read More
Curbing Soaring Power Demand Through Foundation IPPower has become a very hot (ha-ha) topic.…Read More
2026 Outlook with Badru Agarwala of Rise Design Automation (RDA)Badru Agarwala is the CEO and Co-Founder of…Read More
2026 Outlook with Cristian Amitroaie, Founder and CEO of AMIQ EDACristian Amitroaie is the Founder and CEO of…Read More
Pushing the Packed SIMD Extension Over the Line: An Update on the Progress of Key RISC-V ExtensionThe rapid growth of signal processing workloads in…Read More
2026 Outlook with Richard Hegberg of Caspia TechnologiesTell us a little bit about yourself and…Read MoreSafety + Security for Automotive SoCs with ASIL B Compliant tRoot HSMs
Automotive segment is a market that has historically been supported by a few select suppliers within the semiconductor ecosystem. Over the last decade, this market has transitioned from just being about reliability, performance, fuel efficiency, etc., to placing equal importance to user experience. This user experience … Read More
What’s New with UVM and UVM Checking?
About once a quarter, I touch base with Cristian Amitroaie, CEO and co-founder of AMIQ EDA, to see what’s new with the company, products, and users. Sometimes he surprises me, as he did earlier this year when he mentioned that their tools check about 150 rules for non-standard constructs in SystemVerilog and VHDL. When we talked … Read More
Neural Nets and CR Testing. Innovation in Verification
Leveraging neural nets and CR testing isn’t as simple as we first thought. But is that the last word in combining these two techniques? Paul Cunningham (GM, Verification at Cadence), Raúl Camposano (Silicon Catalyst, entrepreneur, former Synopsys CTO) and I continue our series on research ideas. As always, feedback welcome.… Read More
Webinar: Learn about NVMe conformance Testing
Several years ago I recall upgrading my aging MacBook Pro laptop from using a Hard Disk Drive (HDD) to a Solid State Drive (SSD) that used Non-Volatile Memory (NVM). Oh what a speed improvement when pushing that On button each morning to start the work day, or clicking an App to see it launch without delay. Another epiphany for me in … Read More
Siemens Offers Insights into Gate Level CDC Analysis
Glitches on clock domain crossing signals have always been a concern for chip designers. Now with increased requirements for reliability, renewed scrutiny is being given to find ways to identify these problems and fix them. In particular applications such as automotive electronics have given this added effort an impetus. Siemens… Read More
Keynote from Air Force Research Laboratory at CadenceLIVE Americas 2021
Cadence hosted its annual CadenceLIVE Americas conference June 8th-June 9th. Four keynotes and eighty-three different talks on various topics were presented. The talks were delivered by Cadence, its customers and partners.
The C-suite keynotes were delivered by Lip-Bu Tan (CEO) and Dr. Anirudh Devgan (President). The talks… Read More
COVID Recovery Revalues Vision Data
As the U.S. and global economies emerge from COVID-19 lockdowns the enduring impact on transportation is still unfolding. Ride hail drivers are returning. Car sharing is surging. Autonomous vehicle testing is reviving. Commuters are commuting. And pedestrians are multiplying.
As people and vehicles return to highways
A Free RISC-V CPU Core Builder – Democratizing CPUs
There are now over a hundred RISC-V CPU cores listed on riscv.org‘s RISC-V Exchange! Amazing. If you need a RISC-V CPU core, you’ll likely be able to find one that suits your needs… if you evaluate a hundred CPU cores to find it.
Or, now, you can configure exactly the core you need, and have it built in seconds, for free! WARP-V … Read More
Podcast EP26: The Challenges and Opportunities of IP Reuse
Dan and Mike are joined by Simon Rance, head of marketing for Cliosoft. Simon discusses a broad range of topics associated with IP reuse, from the IP provider and IP consumer point of view. Design data management, as well as IP technical capabilities, license tracking and the benefits of a knowledge base and more are reviewed.
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