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Category: EDA

EDA

  • Simulating the Whole Process

    Back when discussion CMOS-compatible MEMS, I briefly mentioned a couple tools from Coventor that are used in MEMS design. But one of them actually has…

  • Faster Simulation on GPUs

    At last week’s SNUG, I had a chat with Uri Tal, CEO of startup Rocketick, about their simulation acceleration technology. What they do bears some…

  • 3D IC Design Suite

    There’s lots of talk about 3D (and 2-1/2-D) ICs, with through-silicon vias (TSVs) being a key enabling technology. The possibilities are exciting, but the reality…

  • Minding the Home Front

    I got into an interesting discussion the other day with career consultant Yu Xi Mi. In fact, it unexpectedly turned into a demo. Here’s what…

  • Time to Get Loud

    It’s a classic case of upping the ante, and it’s not clear where it’s going to stop. Much consumer technology these days has been focused…

  • Shouting in the Wind

    I had a quick conversation with Sibridge’s CEO Rajesh Shah at DVcon. This was right after Synopsys had made their Discovery VIP announcement. Which was…

  • Letting Architects Take the Heat

    We’re used to seeing a lot more about power and thermal modeling and analysis these days. So perhaps it’s no surprise to see another company…

  • The 20-nm Drumbeat

    A few weeks back we took a look at Cadence’s collaboration with Samsung in readying 28-nm technologies, with 20 nm on the way. Turns out,…

  • Synthesizing TLM Models

    Architectural exploration and design implementation all too often are two separate tasks implemented by two completely separate groups. Once a high-level TLM model has been…

  • A Conference Presentation Figure of Merit

    In this business, I end up going to a lot of conferences on a lot of different topics. Now, I was trained as an engineer…