Mike Santarini

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Mike Santarini is director of EDA content at Mentor, a Siemens business.

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Calibre Evolves Constantly

By Mike Santarini - 11 May, 2017 - Comments: 0

I find it truly amazing that despite the constantly changing tide in the digital IC design industry that some tools have remained in that number 1 spot for over a decade. The three tools that immediately come to mind are Synopsys’ PrimeTime and Design Compiler and Mentor’s Calibre. I remember back when I first started covering the industry in the mid-1990s that Quad Design’s Motive sta... » read more

Mathematic Model Helps Predict Markets That Will Drive Semiconductor Growth

By Mike Santarini - 27 Apr, 2017 - Comments: 1

Which markets will drive semiconductor growth in the coming years and for how long are key questions that Wally Rhines, CEO of Mentor, a Siemens Business, strove to answer in a thought-provoking Mentor User2User Conference keynote here in Santa Clara, CA. To a packed auditorium Rhines described how a tried-and-true mathematical method can be applied to more accurately forecast growth and longev... » read more