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The Power Of Integrating Bluetooth Low Energy Into SoCs

By Synopsys - 15 Jul, 2019 - Comments: 0

The Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) specification, released in 2011, enables designers of System-on-Chips (SoCs) to maximize the battery life of IoT devices and minimize the implementation costs of wireless sensors and other “connected things” by maximizing sleep time and simplifying Radio operation. Because it is built on the established ecosystem of Bluetooth Classic for mobile phones and P... » read more

How To Navigate The Open Source Risk Landscape

By Synopsys - 01 Jul, 2019 - Comments: 0

Open source use isn’t risky, but unmanaged use of open source is. Open source software forms the backbone of nearly every application in every industry. Chances are that includes the applications your company develops as well. If you can’t produce an accurate inventory of the licenses, versions, and patch status of the open source components in your applications, it’s time to assess yo... » read more

Top Considerations For Evaluating The Tech In Tech M&A

By Synopsys - 26 Jun, 2019 - Comments: 0

M&A is high stakes. With thousands of transactions and billions of dollars spent on technology mergers and acquisitions every year, acquirers must protect their investments by conducting due diligence. This white paper discusses: Risks you may encounter in an M&A transaction involving software; How to evaluate these risks using a multifaceted evaluation model; What to look... » read more

Choosing the Right Photonic Design Software

By Synopsys - 12 Jun, 2019 - Comments: 0

There are many factors to consider before deciding which photonic design software to use. To narrow the field, it can be helpful to ask these key questions as you investigate and compare software functionality. • Does the software provide enough flexibility to model and analyze products that offer the best solution to likely and possible design goals? • Is the simulation capable of pr... » read more

Securing The Mobile IoT

By Synopsys - 05 Jun, 2019 - Comments: 0

It’s 2019. Security fears, locked ecosystems, and lack of technology are keeping IoT products within WiFi networks, and not reaching their full potential. As an industry, we must provide IoT solutions that are simple and keep consumers--and their data--secure.The mobile IoT is the next frontier in the connected device market, providing out-of-the-box connectivity with security from silicon... » read more

FPGA Implementation Tools

By Synopsys - 08 May, 2019 - Comments: 0

Advances in design and manufacturing technology allow increased factory automation, where tasks are automatically performed by sophisticated equipment such as industrial robots. Manufacturing processes require fail-safe mechanisms to prevent human injury or costly downtime. With increasing sophistication and automation of the manufacturing processes, there is increasing need for error detection... » read more

Joint Optimization Of Hardware And Compiler

By Synopsys - 01 May, 2019 - Comments: 0

ASPLOS is the premier forum for multidisciplinary systems research spanning computer architecture and hardware, programming languages and compilers, operating systems and networking. This presentation proposes a novel approach for joint optimization of algorithms/compilers and hardware architecture. The top-down/integrated approach that leverages the latest machine learning framework/compile... » read more

Redefining Expectations for Test

By Synopsys - 24 Apr, 2019 - Comments: 0

New and rapidly expanding applications, such as artificial intelligence and automotive, are increasing in design size and complexity. These evolving market segments require unprecedented levels of quality and long-term reliability, which has created a fundamental shift in both the importance and need for integration of advanced semiconductor test. Synopsys unveiled a new family of test products... » read more

Accelerating Physical Verification Productivity for Advanced Node Designs with IC Validator

By Synopsys - 10 Apr, 2019 - Comments: 0

Applications such as deep-learning, autonomous driving vehicles, and mobility on 5G networks fuel the need for continuous advancements in IC integration. Growing design complexity, pressure on design cycle time, process advancements and increasing verification requirements are driving the need for faster, more efficient physical verification flows. The current state-of-the-art FinFET processes ... » read more