April 2014 - Page 3 of 10 - Semiconductor Engineering

Ivy League Colleges Crumbling
By Brian Bailey - 24 Apr, 2014 - Comments: 1

Last week I attended a talk from David Pearce Snyder. Snyder is a data-based forecaster, or what some people call a futurist. He has consulted for many Fortune 500 companies and the government. This is part of a lecture series put on by the Institute for Science, Engineering and Public Policy and I got to attend because [getentity id="22017" e_name="Mentor Graphics"] is a sponsor of these talk... » read more

How To Shorten Hardware-Software Development Cycles
By Frank Schirrmeister - 24 Apr, 2014 - Comments: 0

Doing more hardware-software development prior to silicon promises significant productivity and time-to-market improvements. Part of this is shifting software development “to the left,” which can compress development Last month, I blogged about “The Great Shift to the Left,” and I pointed out some of the organizational challenges associated with compressing the development cycle usin... » read more

What Should I Build?
By Tom De Schutter - 24 Apr, 2014 - Comments: 0

The question in the title has been one of the most asked questions by my son lately. Or as my wife says, his brain is 90% focused on Minecraft and 10% on everything else. For those not familiar with Minecraft, it is a lego-like computer game or as the Minecraft website reads: “Minecraft is a game about breaking and placing blocks.” It has literally captured the imagination of my son and ... » read more

Executive Insight: Charlie Cheng
By Brian Bailey - 23 Apr, 2014 - Comments: 0

Semiconductor Engineering sat down with Charlie Cheng, CEO of Kilopass Technologies, to talk about his role in transforming the company. What follows are excerpts of that conversation. SE: Can you talk about your existing product and its evolution? Cheng: The founders discovered a new type of [Non Volatile (NVM), One Time Programmable (OTP)] memory and protected it with a number of patents.... » read more

Rethinking SoC Verification
By Various Writers - 23 Apr, 2014 - Comments: 1

The introduction of the iPhone in 2007 represented a fundamental shift in electronic system design: moving advanced processing power off of the desktop and into the hands of users everywhere, always. This shift has led to a revolution in mobile—the expansion into the Internet-of-Things, with wearables, connected automobiles and homes. This revolution is causing profound technology challeng... » read more

Hierarchical Timing Analysis: Pros, Cons, And A New Approach
By Various Writers - 23 Apr, 2014 - Comments: 0

As digital semiconductor designs continue to grow larger, designers are looking to hierarchical methodologies to help alleviate huge runtimes. This approach allows designers to select and time certain blocks of logic, generating results more quickly and with fewer memory resources. However, these benefits come at the cost of accuracy. This paper covers the pros and cons of different hierarchica... » read more

How To Improve The Profitability Of Fabless Semiconductor Companies
By Various Writers - 23 Apr, 2014 - Comments: 0

Semiconductor industry gross margins are under pressure. The average gross margin of the industry in Q4 2013 was 53 percent, which was a quarter-over-quarter decline of over 100 basis points (bps), and a continued decline of over 300 bps from the high water mark in Q3 2010 of 56 percent. This white paper explores several effective strategies available to meet the challenges of managing the c... » read more

Localized, System-Level Protocol Checks And Coverage Closure
By Various Writers - 23 Apr, 2014 - Comments: 0

Broadcom recently developed a unified, scalable, verification methodology based on the Veloce emulation platform. In order to test this new environment, they ran a test case, which proved that they can take assertions, compile them into Veloce, and verify that they fire accurately. In so doing, they were able to provide proof of concept for their primary goal: the creation of an internal flow t... » read more

Blog Review: April 23
By Ed Sperling - 23 Apr, 2014 - Comments: 0

Mentor’s John Day looks backward through a smart rearview mirror from Nissan. No glare, even at night or at sunset, and a wider field of vision. You have to wonder why this technology took so long. Synopsys’ Karen Bartleson wonders when the IoT will actually arrive, given the delay in durable goods, a concern over security and the effects of government regulation. Answer: When we stop ta... » read more

Manufacturing Bits: April 22
By Mark LaPedus - 22 Apr, 2014 - Comments: 1

Detecting counterfeit goods Rare earths are chemical elements found in the Earth’s crust. They are critical for use in the production of cars, consumer electronics, computers, communications, clean energy, health care, national defense systems and others. Researchers are looking for new ways to integrate rare earths into potential chips and other applications. For example, the Massachuset... » read more

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