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Why Intel 14nm is NOT a Game Changer!

Why Intel 14nm is NOT a Game Changer!
by Daniel Nenni on 02-02-2014 at 10:00 am

On one hand the Motley Fool is saying, “Intel 14nm could change the game” and on the other hand the Wall Street Cheat Sheet is saying, “Intel should shut down mobile”. SemiWiki says Intel missed mobile and should look to the future and focus on wearables and in this blog I will argue why.

Let’s look back to 2009 when Intel and TSMC signed… Read More


RTL Sign-off – At an Edge to become a Standard

RTL Sign-off – At an Edge to become a Standard
by Pawan Fangaria on 02-01-2014 at 10:00 am


Ever since I have seen Atrenta’s SpyGlass platform providing a comprehensive set of tools across the semiconductor design paradigm, I felt the need for a common set of standards to evolve for sign-off at RTL level. Last December, when I read an EE Times articleof Piyush Sancheti, VP, Product Marketing at Atrenta, where he talks … Read More


Power and Thermal Modeling Approach for Embedded and Automotive using ESL Tools

Power and Thermal Modeling Approach for Embedded and Automotive using ESL Tools
by Daniel Payne on 01-31-2014 at 7:04 pm

Did you know that an S-class Mercedes Benz can use 100 microprocessor-based electronic control units (ECUs) networking throughout the vehicle that run 20-100 million lines of code (Source: IEEE)?


2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA

Here’s a quick list of all the places that you will find software controlling hardware in an automobile:… Read More


How Do You Verify a NoC?

How Do You Verify a NoC?
by Paul McLellan on 01-31-2014 at 6:01 pm

Networks-on-chip (NoCs) are very configurable, arguably the most configurable piece of IP that you can put on a chip. The only thing that comes close are highly configurable extensible VLIW processors such as those from Tensilica (Cadence), ARC (Synopsys) and CEVA but Sonics would argue their NoCs are even more flexible. But … Read More


Update on a Space-Based Router for IC Design

Update on a Space-Based Router for IC Design
by Daniel Payne on 01-31-2014 at 11:50 am

When I started my IC design career back in 1978 all IC routing was done manually, today however we have many automated approaches to IC routing that save time and do a more thorough job than manual routing. To get an update on space-based routers for IC design I connected with Yuval Shay at Cadence today. The basic idea behind a spaced-based… Read More


SOI Future or Flop?

SOI Future or Flop?
by Scotten Jones on 01-31-2014 at 8:00 am

Silicon On Insulator (SOI) is a technology that has been in use by the semiconductor industry for a long time. Early technologies such as Silicon On Sapphire (SOS) were reported as early as the sixties. In the eighties technologies such as V groove dielectric isolation were used. In the nineties we saw wafer bonding become the most… Read More


Getting the best from MIPI IP Toolbox

Getting the best from MIPI IP Toolbox
by Eric Esteve on 01-31-2014 at 4:07 am

The set of MIPI specifications has severely enlarged during the past year. This is a positive point, as the large set of specifications induces a wider choice, and a chip maker can decide to implement a complex specification to differentiate with competitors, or select a specification just tailored to support a basic architecture… Read More


Untangling snags earlier and reducing area by 10%

Untangling snags earlier and reducing area by 10%
by Don Dingee on 01-30-2014 at 6:00 pm

The over 20 years of experience behind Synopsys Design Compiler is getting a new look for 2014, and we had a few minutes with Priti Vijayvargiya, director of product marketing for RTL synthesis, to explore what’s in the latest version of the synthesis tool.

Previewed today, Synopsys Design Compiler 2013.12 continues to target … Read More


Did Google make a huge mistake with Motorola?

Did Google make a huge mistake with Motorola?
by Beth Martin on 01-30-2014 at 4:33 pm

The news wires are alive today with the story that Google sold their Motorola mobility division to Chinese tech giant Lenovo for $2.9 billion. Google bought Motorola in 2011 for $12.5 billion. Did Larry Page make a $9.6 billion mistake? Probably not.

Although Motorola came with $3 billion in cash, and Google already sold the Motorola… Read More


First Verdi Interoperability Apps Developer Forum

First Verdi Interoperability Apps Developer Forum
by Paul McLellan on 01-30-2014 at 11:47 am

Way back when SpringSoft was still SpringSoft and not Synopsys they launched Verdi Interoperability Apps (VIA) and an exchange for users to share them open-source style. I wrote about it back in 2011 when it was announced. Today, Synopsys announced the first developer forum for VIA. It will be held at SNUG on Wednesday, March 26,… Read More