Agentic Bug Localization. Innovation in Verification

Agentic Bug Localization. Innovation in Verification
by Bernard Murphy on 11-26-2025 at 6:00 am

Innovation New

Bug localization continues to be a challenge for both bug triage and root-cause analysis. Agentic approaches suggest a way forward. Paul Cunningham (GM, Verification at Cadence), Raúl Camposano (Silicon Catalyst, entrepreneur, former Synopsys CTO and lecturer at Stanford, EE292A) and I continue our series on research ideas.… Read More


Cadence’s Strategic Leap: Acquiring Hexagon’s Design & Engineering Business

Cadence’s Strategic Leap: Acquiring Hexagon’s Design & Engineering Business
by Admin on 09-05-2025 at 8:00 am

Cadence Hexagon

In a bold move that underscores the accelerating convergence of electronic design automation (EDA) and mechanical engineering, Cadence Design Systems announced its agreement to acquire Hexagon AB’s Design & Engineering (D&E) business for approximately €2.7 billion, equivalent to about $3.16 billion. This… Read More


Free and Open Chip Design Tools: Opportunities, Challenges, and Outlook

Free and Open Chip Design Tools: Opportunities, Challenges, and Outlook
by Admin on 08-24-2025 at 10:00 am

OPen EDA Ecosystem 2025 SemiWiki

Designing semiconductor chips has traditionally been costly and controlled by a few major Electronic Design Automation (EDA) vendors—Cadence, Synopsys, and Siemens EDA who dominate with proprietary tools protected by NDAs and restrictive licenses. Fabrication also requires expensive, often export-controlled equipment.… Read More


CadenceCONNECT: CFD Innovations for the Marine Industry

CadenceCONNECT: CFD Innovations for the Marine Industry
by Admin on 08-21-2025 at 2:37 am

What does the future hold for marine CFD simulation? Join us at the CadenceCONNECT: CFD Innovations for Marine Applications seminar to find out!

Historic software uses methods for solving that simply do not have the scalability to meet the needs of marine evolution. Cadence CFD analysis gives you an automatic and efficient computation

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CadenceTECHTALK: Quantus Insight: Intelligent Parasitic Debugging, Optimization, and Signoff Closure

CadenceTECHTALK: Quantus Insight: Intelligent Parasitic Debugging, Optimization, and Signoff Closure
by Admin on 08-21-2025 at 2:08 am

Speaker: Kee Tat Ong, Principal Application Engineer

10:00am~11:00am Quantus Insight: Intelligent Parasitic Debugging, Optimization, and Signoff Closure

11:00am~11:15am Q&A

Description: With more designs migrating to advanced process nodes, chips are getting smaller, but design complexity is increasing in order… Read More


CadenceTECHTALK: iPegasus Verification System for Virtuoso Studio

CadenceTECHTALK: iPegasus Verification System for Virtuoso Studio
by Admin on 08-21-2025 at 2:06 am

Speaker: Hong-Cheang Quek, AE Director

10:00am~11:00am iPegasus Verification System for Virtuoso Studio

11:00am~11:15am Q&A

Description: Today’s complex SoC designs significantly increase layout creation and verification time, especially at advanced nodes. To meet overall demand for faster design cycle… Read More


CadenceTECHTALK: Next-generation Spectre FX FastSPICE Simulator and Spectre X Integration with GPU

CadenceTECHTALK: Next-generation Spectre FX FastSPICE Simulator and Spectre X Integration with GPU
by Admin on 08-21-2025 at 2:05 am

Speaker: Soo Chuan Tang, Principal Application Engineer

10:00am~11:00am Next-Generation Spectre FX FastSPICE Simulator and Spectre X Integration with GPU

11:00am~11:15am Q&A

Description: Leveraging a FastSPICE engine built from the ground up, Cadence Spectre FX Simulator delivers performance and accuracy improvements… Read More


CadenceTECHTALK: Shift-Left Thermal Analysis with AI-Enabled Celsius Studio Platform

CadenceTECHTALK: Shift-Left Thermal Analysis with AI-Enabled Celsius Studio Platform
by Admin on 08-21-2025 at 1:55 am

Overview

Join us for a series of expert-led webinars showcasing cutting-edge simulation and analysis tools—from RF/mmWave modeling to advanced thermal and electromagnetic solutions. While designed for a broad range of high-performance electronics applications, each session also highlights how these technologies can

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