EDA
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Power is the common denominator, but greater analog design productivity is the solution
The demand for energy-efficient designs highlights the need to bridge the gaps between analog-digital EDA tools and flows.
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FPGA design tools: Misconceived and missed opportunities
As more software developers become aware of the processing advantages for FPGA, there will be a demand for FPGA tools to support them.
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Readiness Level Measures Boosted by COTS Computers
Military and aerospace system developers have one overarching mission: To bring their products to market in the most efficient manner possible. System developers can use COTS rugged systems to boost their technology, manufacturing readiness levels.
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FPGAs can lead the way to next-generation technology
FPGAs can offer designers a cost-performance advantage over ASICs for applications that require leading-edge semiconductor processes, but improvements in design tools and ease-of-use will be required in order to gain more widespread adoption.
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What's Hot at DAC 2011
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The Voices of DAC--It's a wrap!
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DAC 2011 Women in Electronic Design Pavilion Panel
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Show me the money - the valuation of Apache Design Solutions
The EDA industry has seen some recent acquisition activity, including the ANSYS purchase of Apache Design Solution.
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FPGA design tool vendor GateRocket has ceased operations
There is no word yet regarding an acquisition of GateRocket's assets, but the tools could be valuable to both Xilinx and Altera should they be interested in picking them up.
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Nanometer Circuit Verification Forum to follow CICC
Berkeley Design Automation and its EDA partners will hold a nanometer Circuit Verification Forum in Santa Clara on September 22.
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EDA acquisitions point the way to long-elusive growth
The merger and acquisition game relating to EDA companies has changed, with IC design tools becoming a valuable addition to non-EDA companies with plans to develop more highly integrated solutions for electronic product development.
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Automating the embedded design toolkit
Warren emphasizes the challenges and solutions embedded designers face with the growing complexity and shrinking timetables of each new project.
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EDA Consortium: Accomplishing together that which we cannot do as individual companies
The EDA Consortium's efforts to address issues of common concern allow members to focus on and deliver quality EDA tools.
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New paradigm speaks volumes for Knowles MEMS microphone design
When designing a MEMS microphone, it is critical to use EDA tools that can handle complex geometries.
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Automated Assembly and IP Integration Techniques for SoCs
Reviewed key steps needed to implement automated assembly methods and also, the costs and benefits associated with these tasks and discussed how they are working today for real designs.
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Green in: Power-saving DSP core, noise-adapting PLC chip, and a low-power EDA design flow
In our Deep Green Editor's Choice section, we look at technology helping design green into today's new products.
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Accelerating Analog IC Design using High Performance Device Generation
New approach to accelerating analog layout surpasses full custom and traditional automation methodologies
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Bringing the programmable imperative to space
Suddenly space is the place, where most people think of space ships, the Space Shuttle, and Star Trek. But the reality is that most of the world’s efforts in space tech are invested in only one area: Satellite Communications (SATCOM). Interestingly, both Mentor Graphics and Xilinx recently introduced new FPGAs and EDA tools intended for radiation-hardened designs in SATCOM, yet they are taking wildly different approaches.
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System design needs to rise above ìC-levelî
One approach to catching integration problems and design flaws at an earlier stage
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Using emulation to verify today's complex designs
Increasing time-to-market pressures, along with escalating hardware/software integration and quality concerns imposed on engineering teams, make the verification process a strategically important step in chip design. A new generation of cost-effective emulators such as EVE’s ZeBu-Server (for Zero Bugs) capable of handling up to 1 billion or more ASIC gates at high speeds reaching several megahertz provides a great choice for large designs.
Patrick Hopper
Patrick Hopper
Ken Karnofsky, MathWorks