Moderating A Panel
By Brian Bailey - 27 Jun, 2019 - Comments: 0

When I was a technologist at Mentor, I used to be asked to sit on panels. I loved to provide my opinions on just about anything. As soon as I became independent, the industry believed that I could serve it better as a moderator. That was not an easy transition to make. The first few panels that I moderated were probably not very good. I like to think that I have improved over the years, and the... » read more

Enabling The RISC-V Ecosystem
By Tom Anderson - 27 Jun, 2019 - Comments: 0

Earlier this year, OneSpin’s Sven Beyer discussed the emerging RISC-V processor and some of its verification challenges. He stated that “RISC-V is hot and stands at the beginning of what may be a major shift in the industry.” In the few intervening months, it has become even more apparent that RISC-V is fundamentally changing system-on-chip (SoC) development. Dozens of commercial and open... » read more

Automation And Correct By Construction Will Empower 3D-IC Adoption
By Youngsoo Lee - 27 Jun, 2019 - Comments: 0

When research on 3D ICs was in full swing around 2009, I had been researching on how through-silicon-via (TSV) was related to thermal in a semiconductor chip-making company, and it seemed logical that 3D ICs would become mainstream. However, during the past 10 years, use of 3D stacked die has been applied to only a few applications, such as memory or image sensors, and the 2.5D solution using i... » read more

Providing An AI Accelerator Ecosystem
By David Burnette - 27 Jun, 2019 - Comments: 0

A key design area for AI systems is the creation of Machine Learning (ML) algorithms that can be accelerated in hardware to meet power and performance goals. Teams designing these algorithms find out quickly that a traditional RTL design flow will no longer work if they want to meet their delivery schedules. The algorithms are often subject to frequent changes, the performance requirements may ... » read more

Intelligent System Design—Why The Future Does Need Us!
By Frank Schirrmeister - 27 Jun, 2019 - Comments: 0

The month of June 2019 was very inspiring. At the Design Automation Conference (DAC) in Las Vegas, Cadence launched the next phase of our system-level strategy, dubbed “Intelligent System Design.” Later in the month I got to meet some real-life astronauts at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget—where we exhibited this year for the first time. All of this made me think about the future. Coinci... » read more

Open Source Processors: Fact Or Fiction?
By Brian Bailey - 27 Jun, 2019 - Comments: 3

Open source processors are rapidly gaining mindshare, fueled in part by early successes of RISC-V, but that interest frequently is accompanied by misinformation based on wishful thinking and a lack of understanding about what exactly open source entails. Nearly every recent conference has some mention of RISC-V in particular, and open source processors in general, whether that includes keyno... » read more

Google Cloud—A View From The Top
By Mike Gianfagna - 27 Jun, 2019 - Comments: 0

I recently had the opportunity to attend a retreat-style event in Napa Valley hosted by the Google Cloud team. Like many such events I’ve attended over the years, the guests were treated to excellent accommodations, fabulous food, a good amount of free time for networking or to partake in activities, relevant and on-point presentations and world-class wine (this is Napa Valley after all). All... » read more

Test Chips Play Larger Role At Advanced Nodes
By Ann Mutschler - 27 Jun, 2019 - Comments: 0

Test chips are becoming more widespread and more complex at advanced process nodes as design teams utilize early silicon to diagnose problems prior to production. But this approach also is spurring questions about whether this approach is viable at 7nm and 5nm, due to the rising cost of prototyping advanced technology, such as mask tooling and wafer costs. Semiconductor designers have long b... » read more

DAC 2019 Was About More Than Just Chips
By Jo Windel - 27 Jun, 2019 - Comments: 0

Behind all the noise of the vast array of slot machines, gambling tables and bars and the bright lights of the Las Vegas strip was the large gathering of the annual Design Automation Conference, which was back in the bustling city for the first time in just under 20 years. Following its success in San Francisco last year, and indeed where it will return next July (co-located with the SEMICON... » read more

Verification In The Cloud
By Ed Sperling - 27 Jun, 2019 - Comments: 0

Christen Decoin, senior director of business development at Synopsys, talks with Semiconductor Engineering about what’s changed for EDA in the cloud, why it has taken so long, and what new benefits the cloud will offer. Rules have changed at foundries, and the customer base for designs is evolving. » read more

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