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Design For Airborne Electronics
Safety, security and traceability are required in avionics, but more complex chips are exposing gaps in the tool chain and in engineer training.
Published on February 3rd,  2020 by Ann Steffora Mutschler

Divided On System Partitioning
How close can we get to automated system optimization from a software function? The target keeps moving but the tools keep becoming more capable.
Published on January 30th,  2020 by Brian Bailey

Making Sure RISC-V Designs Work As Expected
Open-source growth predictions are impressive, but the verification process can be harder than with commercial ISAs.
Published on January 30th,  2020 by Ann Steffora Mutschler

Big Design, IP and End Market Shifts In 2020
A slew of new technologies and a focus on lower power and different tools and methodologies point to a year of strong growth, change and innovation.
Published on January 30th,  2020 by Brian Bailey

Uses And Limitations Of AI In Chip Design
OneSpin's CEO explains what's changing in AI, where it's being used, and what still has to be fixed.
Published on January 15th,  2020 by Ed Sperling

Open Source Hardware Risks
There’s still much work to be done to enable an open source hardware ecosystem.
Published on January 8th,  2020 by Ann Steffora Mutschler

CEO Outlook: 2020 Vision
5G, China and AI are prominent, but big changes are coming everywhere.
Published on January 6th,  2020 by Ed Sperling

Improving Algorithms With High-Level Synthesis
New directions for a commonly used technology.
Published on December 30th,  2019 by Ann Steffora Mutschler

What Engineers Are Reading And Watching
Some new areas are emerging, while other tried and trusted topics continue to lead.
Published on December 26th,  2019 by Brian Bailey

Crossed Wires On Domains
How well understood are domain crossings, especially when it involves multiple domains? They require a combination of methodology and tools.
Published on December 19th,  2019 by Brian Bailey

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Round Tables

Portable Stimulus And Digital Twins
Experts at the Table: How Portable Stimulus plays with the digital twin and the drive toward system-level coverage.
Published on November 25th,  2019 by Brian Bailey

RISC-V Markets, Security And Growth Prospects
Experts at the Table: Why RISC-V has garnered so much attention, what still needs to be done, and where it will likely find its greatest success.
Published on November 18th,  2019 by Ed Sperling

Migrating 3D Into The Mainstream
Experts at the Table: The creation of complex, packaged systems affects everything in the design flow and requires a systems approach.
Published on October 31st,  2019 by Brian Bailey

RISC-V Challenges And Opportunities
Who makes money with an open-source ISA, the current state of the RISC-V ecosystem, and what differentiates one vendor from the next.
Published on October 24th,  2019 by Ed Sperling

Extending Portable Stimulus
Experts at the Table: With the initial standard in place, what can we expect in terms of broadening its scope to other domains and applications?
Published on October 16th,  2019 by Brian Bailey

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Multimedia

EDA In The Cloud
Speeding time to market at 5/3nm.
Published on February 18th,  2020 by Ed Sperling

Ensuring Coverage In Large SoCs
The growing role of formal technology at advanced nodes.
Published on February 4th,  2020 by Ed Sperling

Context-Aware Debug
Solutions for increasingly complex, larger and heterogeneous designs.
Published on January 31st,  2020 by Ed Sperling

Analog Simulation At 7/5/3nm
The impact of finFETs, parasitics and process variation on analog circuit design.
Published on January 27th,  2020 by Ed Sperling

Dealing With ECOs In Complex Designs
How corners and multiple changes to designs can slow time to market.
Published on January 22nd,  2020 by Ed Sperling

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