July 2015 - Page 9 of 11 - Semiconductor Engineering

Formal Verification For Post-Silicon Debug
By Cadence - 08 Jul, 2015 - Comments: 0

Bug escape costs grow considerably with each and every subsequent step in the design flow, to the point of being exorbitantly high once at the silicon level. As a result, these high costs of bug escape are driving customers to embrace formal verification for post-silicon debug and to begin using formal far earlier in the flow for their next design projects. The Cadence JasperGold Verification S... » read more

PCI Express 4.0 Controller Design And Integration Challenges
By Synopsys - 08 Jul, 2015 - Comments: 0

Designers need to start planning for PCI Express 4.0 integration now, because decisions for the PCIe 4.0 controller can have far-reaching consequences for the entire SoC. This paper describes the market adoption and expected use of PCIe 4.0; covers the specification; and discusses three challenges the new specification brings to controller designers. Outline Markets & Applications fo... » read more

EDA Sales Strong Again
By Ed Sperling - 07 Jul, 2015 - Comments: 0

EDA and IP sales were robust again in Q1, up 7.5% to $1.877 billion compared with $1.746 billion in the same period in 2014, according to the EDA Consortium. On the upside, IP revenue rose 19.3% to $618.1 million; services revenue increased 6.8% to $104.4 million; and PCB and multi-chip module revenue increased 1.1% to $161.5 million. On the downside, CAE—the largest single category—... » read more

System Bits: July 7
By Ann Mutschler - 07 Jul, 2015 - Comments: 0

Faster lasers for better memory To visualize in four dimensions the changing atomic configurations of materials undergoing phase changes — which happens when data is recorded on DVDs and Blu-ray disks — Caltech researchers have adopted a novel technique called ultrafast electron crystallography (UEC) that uses ultrafast laser pulses that speed up the data recording process. Interestingl... » read more

Manufacturing Bits: July 7
By Mark LaPedus - 07 Jul, 2015 - Comments: 0

Silicon photonics prototyping A group of European and other research organizations have put the finishing touches on a project to help propel the development of silicon photonics into the commercial market. The project, dubbed ESSenTIAL, enables small- to mid-sized enterprises to develop prototypes and products based on silicon photonics. Funded by the European Commission, the project inclu... » read more

Power/Performance Bits: July 7
By Jesse Allen - 07 Jul, 2015 - Comments: 0

Direct solar energy storage Storing solar energy as hydrogen is a promising way for developing comprehensive renewable energy systems. To accomplish this, traditional solar panels can be used to generate an electrical current that splits water molecules into oxygen and hydrogen, the latter being considered a form of solar fuel. However, the cost of producing efficient solar panels makes wate... » read more

Data Centers At Risk
By Ed Sperling - 06 Jul, 2015 - Comments: 0

Large companies have been utilizing private clouds for the past half-decade as a way to safeguard their data and still take advantage of outsourcing economics. Using that approach, the data center has become an in-house service provider with its own P&L, which is why there has been such a push to improve efficiency well beyond the server consolidation that was made possible with virtualization.... » read more

More Than Just Plastic
By Ernest Worthman - 06 Jul, 2015 - Comments: 0

The magnetic strip credit card era is coming to an end. The technology is antiquated, prone to security vulnerabilities, and has no self-destruct capability if lost or stolen. In its place are near-field technologies coupled with smart devices—think Apple Pay, Android Pay, Samsung Pay, digital wallets, MasterCard's PayPass—and now near-field communication (NFC) chips inside of cards. But... » read more

How Much Security Is Enough?
By Ed Sperling - 06 Jul, 2015 - Comments: 3

Semiconductor Engineering sat down to discuss the current state of [getkc id="223" kc_name="security"] and what must be done in the future, with Denis Noël, head of cyber security solutions at [getentity id="22499" e_name="NXP"]; Serge Leef, vice president of new ventures at [getentity id="22017" e_name="Mentor Graphics"]; Andreas Kuehlman, senior vice president and general manager of the soft... » read more

Securing IoE Gateways
By Ernest Worthman - 06 Jul, 2015 - Comments: 0

When we talk about the [getkc id="260" comment="Internet of Everything"], (IoE) we have come to realize that it will really be made up of a lot of different “things. It will envelope everything from home automation to intelligent vehicles, to wearables, to industrial applications, military, infrastructure. The list is almost endless. And there is a lot of discussion about securing these “th... » read more

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