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Libraries: Standardization and Requirements For Power-Aware Dynamic Simulation
By Progyna Khondkar - 08 Jun, 2017 - Comments: 0

INTRODUCTION Multivoltage (MV) based power-aware (PA) design verification and implementation methodologies requires special power management attributes in libraries for standard, MV and Macro cells for two distinctive reason. The first aspect is to provide power and ground (also bias) supply or PG-pin information, which is mandatory for PA verification. The second reason is to provide a distin... » read more

Power Just One Piece Of The Puzzle At 10nm And Below
By Ann Mutschler - 11 May, 2017 - Comments: 0

With dynamic power density and rising leakage power becoming more problematic at each new node, it is more important than ever to look at designs today with power in mind from the very start. As part of this complex picture of electronic design today, every piece in the design flow must tie together for the greatest efficiency and optimization. While this is partly power, there are more... » read more

The Efficiency Problem
By Samer Hijazi - 11 May, 2017 - Comments: 0

Part one of this report addressed the efficiency problem in neural networks. This segment addresses efficiencies in training, quantization, and optimizing the network and the hardware. Minimize the Bits (CNN Advanced Quantization) Training a CNN involves assigning weight vectors to certain results, and applying adaptive filters to those results to determine the positives, false positives, a... » read more

The SerDes – Terabit Ethernet Connection
By Mohit Gupta - 11 May, 2017 - Comments: 0

400 Gigabit Ethernet (400GbE) and 200 Gigabit Ethernet (200GbE) are currently slated for official release by the IEEE P802.3cd Task Force in December 2017. Although there is not yet an official IEEE roadmap detailing what lies beyond 400GbE, doubling to 800GbE will likely become a reality when single-lane 112Gbps links hits the market. This technology will allow for larger lane bundles, providi... » read more

Voice Recognition’s Role In Safer, More Secure Car Design
By Soshun Arai - 11 May, 2017 - Comments: 0

By Soshun Arai, ARM, and Mark Sykes, Recognition Technologies Look around the dashboard of a modern car and you will see dials, buttons and knobs everywhere. While each has its own purpose, they can confuse and distract people, especially when a driver should be paying attention to the road. Add to this new laws that promise harsher punishments for drivers using mobile devices, and you can s... » read more

Building One Interface Subsystem For Multiple IoT SoCs
By Ralph Grundler - 11 May, 2017 - Comments: 0

When designing SoCs for Internet of Things (IoT) applications, designers quickly realize that their most efficient use of resources will result in chips that can address multiple end applications. Consumer products require connectivity or edge devices, and networking or enterprise companies are broadening their reach to home networking and cloud services, like remote processing, that complement... » read more

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

Design For Silicon Success At 7nm
By Annapoorna Krishnaswamy - 01 May, 2017 - Comments: 0

Next-generation automotive, mobile and high-performance computing applications demand the use of 7nm SoCs to deliver greater functionality and higher performance at much lower power. According to Gartner, when compared to 16nm/14nm technology, 7nm offers 35% speed improvement, 65% less power, and 3.3X density improvement. Hence, despite a whopping cost of $271M — per Gartner's estimate — to... » read more

Understanding Voltage Drop Mechanics
By Ann Mutschler - 13 Apr, 2017 - Comments: 0

As a fundamental concept of electronic design, voltage drop ranks highly as one to understand well. I particularly appreciate when industry folks come up with creative ways to get the point across. Jerry Zhao, a product management director at Cadence and I were discussing how to best manage dynamic and static voltage drop, but I first asked him to explain the difference between the two. I p... » read more

The Efficiency Problem
By Samer Hijazi - 13 Apr, 2017 - Comments: 0

The field of automotive automation has been the driver – so to speak – of the next leap of innovation in the field of transportation. Car architectures are being re-engineered to take advantage of incredible leaps in automation, using more powerful processors that process more data than ever before. The recent focus on autonomous automobile technology could be due to the ongoing drop in ... » read more

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