IPLM Today and Tomorrow from Perforce

IPLM Today and Tomorrow from Perforce
by Daniel Nenni on 10-24-2025 at 6:00 am

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Today, Perforce IPLM stands at the intersection of data management, automation, and collaboration, shaping the way companies design the next generation of chips and systems. Looking ahead, its evolution will reflect the growing convergence of hardware, software, and AI-driven engineering.

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Webinar: From RTL to Silicon: Qualcomm Closes the Power Gap with Module-Level Insights

Webinar: From RTL to Silicon: Qualcomm Closes the Power Gap with Module-Level Insights
by Admin on 10-15-2025 at 6:01 pm

Traditional RTL low power design techniques such as sequential clock gating are widely deployed across the industry. Yet, even after multiple RTL revisions, residual power inefficiencies often remain undetected until silicon, resulting in missed optimization opportunities.

This seminar presents a refined approach to

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Visualizing hidden parasitic effects in advanced IC design 

Visualizing hidden parasitic effects in advanced IC design 
by Admin on 10-15-2025 at 10:00 am

[white paper] Parasitic Analysis Figures

By Omar Elabd

As semiconductor designs move below 7 nm, parasitic effects—resistance, capacitance and inductance—become major threats to IC performance and reliability, often hiding where netlist reviews cannot reach. Design teams need advanced visualization tools like heat maps, layer-based analysis and direct layout… Read More


Protect against ESD by ensuring latch-up guard rings

Protect against ESD by ensuring latch-up guard rings
by Admin on 10-13-2025 at 10:00 am

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By Mark Tawfik

Overview: Protecting ICs from costly ESD and latch-up failures

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) events cost the semiconductor industry an estimated $8 billion annually in lost productivity, warranty claims and product failures [1].

Ensuring the robust protection of integrated circuits (ICs) against various… Read More


Webinar: Design and Stability Analysis of GaN Power Amplifiers using Advanced Simulation Tools

Webinar: Design and Stability Analysis of GaN Power Amplifiers using Advanced Simulation Tools
by Admin on 10-08-2025 at 9:51 pm

November 4, 2025 | 10:00 AM PST

This webinar will present advanced simulation tools and techniques for the design of GaN power amplifiers with increased assurance of stable operation that goes beyond simple k-factor analysis. The methods will be demonstrated using Qorvo GaN technology and related non-linear models that have

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MIN PULSE WIDTH (MPW) TIMING CHECK The Silent Timing Trap Lurking in Every Sub-5nm Design

MIN PULSE WIDTH (MPW) TIMING CHECK The Silent Timing Trap Lurking in Every Sub-5nm Design
by Admin on 10-05-2025 at 10:00 am

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By Zameer Mohammed

This article claims to provide clear key insights of Min Pulse Width (MPW) timing signoff check, proactive closure strategies for faster time-to-market, and effective methods to prevent silicon failures.

Min Pulse Width (MPW) check for timing signoff has become an important design constraint at the sub-5nmRead More


Webinar: Rapid Design Space Exploration of AI functions on Lattice FPGAs using Catapult High-Level Synthesis

Webinar: Rapid Design Space Exploration of AI functions on Lattice FPGAs using Catapult High-Level Synthesis
by Admin on 09-24-2025 at 4:37 pm

The increasing demand for accelerated computing solutions calls for an agile hardware design methodology to be able to keep up with fast evolving landscape of algorithms. Traditional hardware design methodology has long development cycles involving defining architecture, doing microarchitecture development using RTL,

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Webinar: Accelerating RTL-to-GDS digital implementation with generative and agentic AI: powered by Aprisa AI & the Siemens EDA AI System

Webinar: Accelerating RTL-to-GDS digital implementation with generative and agentic AI: powered by Aprisa AI & the Siemens EDA AI System
by Admin on 09-23-2025 at 3:34 pm

As digital chip design complexity grows, engineering teams face increasing pressure to meet aggressive PPA targets on tight schedules. To overcome this challenge, the EDA industry requires a revolutionary shift towards AI. Siemens EDA is leading this transformation by implementing a comprehensive strategy that combines… Read More


Webinar: Enabling Tomorrow’s Workloads with 1.6Tbps Ethernet

Webinar: Enabling Tomorrow’s Workloads with 1.6Tbps Ethernet
by Admin on 09-22-2025 at 4:36 pm

Ethernet speeds are accelerating fast and AI, Cloud, and HPC workloads are driving demand that doubles every year. With 800Gbps ports in production and 1.6Tbps Ethernet around the corner, the need for robust pre-silicon verification has never been greater.

Join this webinar to see how the Veloce™ hardware-assisted verification… Read More


Webinar: Hardware design of custom AI accelerators using High-Level Synthesis

Webinar: Hardware design of custom AI accelerators using High-Level Synthesis
by Admin on 09-04-2025 at 1:32 am

As the demand for Machine Learning increases, the need for custom hardware acceleration explodes. Hardware optimized for Performance, Power, and Area are incredibly important to stay competitive. This webinar will cover High-Level Synthesis and its benefits in quickly and accurately producing hardware accelerators. We… Read More