category: System-Level Design

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Get Agile
By Randy Smith - 28 May, 2015 - Comments: 0

History repeats itself, but frequently not in the exactly the same place. The problems faced by system engineering teams today—rising complexity, shorter market windows and more issues involving interactions that affect everything from dynamic power and leakage current to electromigration and finFET design—mirror the kinds of top-down issues that software developers began encountering more ... » read more

It’s Not What You Own, It’s What You Know
By Mike Gianfagna - 28 May, 2015 - Comments: 0

Shifting business models can change the rules. The ecosystems that define our manufacturing, procurement and delivery processes, along with the customer buying behaviors associated with those processes, can shift dramatically over time, resulting in a world that seems to be upside down at first glance. The exodus of mainstream manufacturing out of certain countries is an example of these shifts... » read more

Tear Down The Wall Between Front-End And Back-End Teams
By Kurt Shuler - 28 May, 2015 - Comments: 0

Because system-on-chip devices are increasingly complex, it is becoming imperative for design teams and organizations to reexamine how they work with one another in order to innovate new ways to improve productivity in delivering devices to market. The area that could benefit most is the divide that separates the semiconductor front-end design process from the physical back-end design process. ... » read more

Rethinking Patents
By Brian Bailey - 28 May, 2015 - Comments: 0

Over the past few years the pressure on the patent system as a means of protecting intellectual property has been tested to the limit, and many changes are being made in an attempt to keep it viable. But in an age of globalization, coupled with the fact that for the patent system to work there has to be an infrastructure of suitable enforcement, it may be time to rethink its viability—especia... » read more

Lazy Or Bored: The Outcome Might Be The Same
By Tom De Schutter - 28 May, 2015 - Comments: 0

I recently talked to an engineering manager responsible for system validation at a major automotive company. The topic was the continuous growth of software content and how to reach the right software quality. He explained that for the part he is responsible for, most software is created by his suppliers. But because the carmaker is ultimately held responsible for any issue with the car, he has... » read more

Tech Talk: Power Tools
By Ed Sperling - 27 May, 2015 - Comments: 0

At 200 million gates, using standard tools for power will add weeks to the semiconductor design process. Vijay Chobisa, product marketing manager at Mentor Graphics, talks with Semiconductor Engineering about where the problems are and how to solve them. [youtube vid=w7yEdtaIb9A] » read more

Design Virtualization And Its Impact On SoC Design
By eSilicon - 27 May, 2015 - Comments: 0

At advanced technology nodes (40nm and below), the number of options that a system-on-chip (SoC) designer faces is exploding. Choosing the correct combination of these options can have a dramatic impact on the quality, performance, cost and schedule of the final SoC. Using conventional design methodologies, it is very difficult to know if the correct options have been chosen. There is simply ... » read more

Addressing Design Challenges In Heterogeneous Multicore Embedded Systems
By Mentor, a Siemens Business - 27 May, 2015 - Comments: 0

Single-core processor designs for purpose-built devices used to rule the day. Now, heterogeneous multicore systems are quickly becoming the de facto architecture as devices are tasked to do more complex functions faster and more efficiently. In this paper, we’ll explore why hetero/multicore systems have become so popular and why many of our current procedures and practices must change if we a... » read more

Automating Root-Cause Analysis To Reduce Time To Find Bugs by Up To 50%
By Cadence - 27 May, 2015 - Comments: 0

If you’re spending more than 50% of your verification effort in debug, you’re not alone. For many design, verification, and embedded software engineers as well as engineers verifying complex standard protocols, debug is the primary bottleneck in verification. Most debug today is completed using the traditional methodology of print statements paired with waveforms. Given that today’s desig... » read more

Blog Review: May 27
By Jesse Allen - 27 May, 2015 - Comments: 0

With the launch of UNICEF and ARM's 'Wearables for Good' design challenge, David Maidment digs into the program's details and how unobtrusive wearables and sensor technology benefits not only consumers in affluent countries, but could improve conditions for those in the developing world as well. From an ultracompact beamsplitter that could boost processing power for supercomputers within the... » read more

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