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MEMSIC Solves The Accelerometer Puzzle
By Mentor, a Siemens Business - 02 Jun, 2016 - Comments: 0

Accelerometers play a valuable role in many markets. Your smart phone has them, as does your car. Measuring the rate of change in velocity seems to have unlimited applications. While there are many design techniques available to create an accelerometer, MEMSIC Inc. developed a MEMS and CMOS IC technology with no moving parts using Tanner tools. Using a unique thermal technology, acceleration is... » read more

What I Learned About Heatsinks Using Thermal Simulation
By Mentor, a Siemens Business - 26 May, 2016 - Comments: 1

By Yousaf Mohammed, Student Intern at Mentor Graphics When designing electronics, heat dissipated to the surroundings by micro devices is an important consideration because heat has a powerful and stringent effect on their operation and lifespan.  When an electronic device overheats, components start to wear out more quickly, degrade, cross the threshold into safe mode, and then stop functi... » read more

How To More Accurately Predict The Field Reliability Of Automotive Power Electronics
By Mentor, a Siemens Business - 25 May, 2016 - Comments: 0

If your company makes planes, trains, automobiles, medical devices, computers, and communication systems, or you are a large electronic device supplier, the reliability of your products in the field is crucial to your business success. The growing market for electric and hybrid vehicles is increasing the pressure on life-time performance of the devices that power them. Estimating the actual fie... » read more

Assume Nothing: Clearing Up Common Misconceptions About Multi-Patterning
By Mentor, a Siemens Business - 18 May, 2016 - Comments: 0

Multi-patterning (MP) makes IC design and manufacture possible at advanced nodes, and Calibre Multi-Patterning technology automates the MP process. However, the complexity of MP and the potential costs of failure require a clear understanding of the process and its limitations. Even though MP has been used for several nodes, there are still some serious disconnects in industry expectations and ... » read more

Bringing a Sharper World In Focus With Virtual UHD Verification
By Mentor, a Siemens Business - 11 May, 2016 - Comments: 0

UHD-4K designs require a verification solution that can handle longer, larger frames, faster frame rates, richer colors, wider contrasts, and highly complex chips. Emulation has the speed, capacity, and performance to churn very quickly through the massive amounts of data and long sequences required for verification. Visualization tools are needed to understand and debug what’s going on in UH... » read more

Systems Engineering In An Automotive E/E Design World
By Mentor, a Siemens Business - 05 May, 2016 - Comments: 0

Demand for increased functionality in automotive electrical/electronic (E/E) systems is being propelled by both customers and various governmental regulations and requirements. This demand for more capabilities also introduces new challenges for OEMs who are responsible for implementing these functions. Of course, the cost of system development and manufacturing are considerable, but there are ... » read more

Analog-To-Digital Conversion Is Key For Deep Space Exploration With The James Webb Space Telescope
By Mentor, a Siemens Business - 27 Apr, 2016 - Comments: 0

Reflect back to your last design project. Did it have leading-edge requirements that seemed impossible at the time to fulfill? Now think about a design that needs to live in the harsh environment of space. A device that has to sip power and function flawlessly for over a decade because there is no opportunity to service it if anything goes wrong. That is the set of requirements that faced Dr. L... » read more

Calibre xACT Parasitic Extraction Supports Signal Integrity At Advanced Nodes
By Mentor, a Siemens Business - 21 Apr, 2016 - Comments: 0

At advanced nodes, signal integrity analysis requires precise characterization, which in turn requires an accurate extracted netlist. Models that handle new impacts on parasitic extraction at advanced nodes, including multi-patterning, finFETs, and resistance and capacitance effects, must be used. Learn how the Calibre xACT extraction tool supports these advanced foundry device models and leadi... » read more

The Need For Speed: Strategies For Design Efficiency
By Mentor, a Siemens Business - 13 Apr, 2016 - Comments: 0

Years of experience with one EDA tool obviously develops efficiency and makes you accustomed to the intricacies (good and bad) of your PCB design tool. However, with the development pace of today's technology, there comes a time when you need to consider a change to incorporate the latest methodologies. Reprinted with permission from The PCB Design Magazine, this article looks at productivity i... » read more

Valor IoT Manufacturing: The Internet Of Things For Electronics Manufacturing
By Mentor, a Siemens Business - 06 Apr, 2016 - Comments: 0

What does the “Internet of Things” mean for electronics manufacturing? In this white paper, you will learn how your organization can overcome the bottleneck of establishing efficient machine-to-machine and machine-to-human communication. Standardized data exchange over distributed servers to many different access points is what makes the Internet effective and useful. Similarly, for t... » read more

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