We’re plagued by acronyms in this business. Wikipedia defines RTL as follows: “In digital circuit design, register-transfer level (RTL) is a design abstraction which models a synchronous digital circuit in terms of the flow of digital signals (data) between hardware registers, and the logical operations performed on those… Read More
Mentor Graphics Update at TSMC 2012 OIP
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In just 20 days you can get an update on four Mentor Graphics tools as used in the TSMC Open Innovation Platform (OIP). Many EDA and IP companies will be presenting along with Mentor, so it should be informative for fabless design companies in Silicon Valley doing business with TSMC.
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iPhone 5: Boost to semiconductor market?
The release of Apple’s iPhone 5 has led to much speculation on its impact on the economy. An analyst at J.P. Morgan estimated the iPhone 5 could add $3.2 billion to U.S. GDP in the fourth quarter, adding ¼ to ½ point to the GDP growth rate.
Analysts’ estimates for total iPhone sales in 4Q 2012 are in the range of 46 million to 50 million units.… Read More
Aldec-Altera DO-254
As described in DO-254, any inability to verify specific requirements by test on the device itself must be justified, and alternative means must be provided. Certification authorities favor verification by test for formal verification credits because of the simple fact that hardware flies not simulation models. Requirements… Read More
Jasper User Group
The Jasper User Group meeting has been announced. It will take place on November 12th and 13th. As last year, it will be at the Cypress Hotel at 10050 De Anza Boulevard in Cupertino. The user group meeting is free for qualified Jasper customers.
Topics to be covered are, of course, all things verification:
- SoC subsystems verification
CEVA DSP Technology Symposium Series 2012
You are cordially invited to register to attend the CEVA DSP Technology Symposium Series 2012, which will take place in Taiwan, October 16th, China, October 18th and Israel, November 1st.
CEVA’s industry-leading experts and engineers will present a full day of lectures and seminars where you will learn about the latest technological… Read More
Chip Aware System Design
On Wednesday this week Ansys/Ansoft/Apache are presenting a new webinar Chip Aware System Design. It is presented by Dr Steven Gary Pytel Jr of the Ansoft part of Ansys, and Matt Elmore of the Apache subsidiary. The topics that will be covered include:
- Power Delivery Network (PDN) design requirements
- ABCD Matrix theory
- SYZ Matrix
SAME 2012 Conference on October 2-3 in Sophia is coming soon!
This is the 15[SUP]th[/SUP] anniversary for the SAME Conference, dedicated to innovation on Microelectronics. Sophia-Antipolis is not only close to Mediterranean sea, but also at the heart of Telecom valley in south of France, with Texas Instruments design center dedicated to Application Processor design (OMAP), Cadence… Read More
A Brief History of Helic
As I have mentioned before, you can tell al lot about a company by their CEO. The previous trip I made to Taiwan was with Helic co-founder and CEO Dr. Yorgos Koutsoyannopoulos. One of the benefits of my job is I get to spend time with some very interesting people from around the world and this was no exception.
Prior to founding Helic, … Read More
Taiwan Travel Explained!
Whenever people hear that I travel internationally one week a month they cringe at the thought of crowded airports, 12 hour flights, jet lag, and days packed with meetings. I generally shrug, accept the label of travel warrior, and say it is all part of doing business in the semiconductor ecosystem. But in reality, it is not as bad … Read More
Bluetooth 6.0 Channel Sounding is Here