Making Software Better


Low-Power Engineering talks about what will make software more energy-efficient with Pete Hardee, marketing director at Cadence; Adam Kaiser, Nucleus RTOS architect at Mentor Graphics; Chris Rowen, CTO of Tensilica; Vic Kulkarni, senior VP and General Manager of Apache Design, and Bill Neifert, CTO of Carbon Design. [youtube vid=Jxquj8K8_BA] » read more

Tech Talk: Comparing Smart Phones


What makes one smart phone last longer on a charge than another? The answer may surprise you. Low-Power Engineering talks with Cary Chin, director of technical marketing for low-power solutions at Synopsys, about what his months of research have shown. [youtube vid=BUefmd_oFp8] » read more

Using High-Level Synthesis To Manage Power


Low-Power Engineering talks with Apache Design's Vic Kulkarni, Tensilica's Grant Martin, Cadence's Mike Meyer, Calypto's Shawn McCloud and Forte Design's Brett Cline about the need for a higher level of abstraction to optimize power in ICs. [youtube vid=gpWacAhMYgo] » read more

One-On-One: Aart de Geus


Synopsys' CEO talks with Low-Power Engineering about the future of EDA, the changes in IP, stacked die and 20nm designs. [youtube vid=x9TKRC48OG0] » read more

Verification At 28nm And Beyond


Low-Power Engineering looks at the challenges ahead in IC verification with Frank Schirrmeister of Synopsys, Ran Avinun of Cadence, Prakash Narain from Real Intent and Lauro Rizzatti from EVE. [youtube vid=bc5IhGrlJo4] » read more

Billion-Gate Chips


Low-Power Engineering examines hurdles ranging from power to cost in billion-gate IC designs with Arteris; Jack Browne, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Sonics; Kalar Rajendiran, senior director of marketing at eSilicon; Mark Throndson, director of product marketing at MIPS; and Mark Baker, senior director of business development at Magma. [youtube vid=0jum2ThIVzg] » read more

Concurrent Design


The idea of developing software and hardware simultaneously isn't new, but it has taken on renewed urgency in IC design because of growing complexity, including power and proximity issues. Low-Power Engineering captures the perspective of executives at four companies working in this market: Marco Brambilla of STMicroelectronics; Charlie Janac of Arteris; Mike Gianfagna of Atrenta, and Javier De... » read more

The Trouble With Semiconductor IP


Low-Power Engineering takes a poll of the big problem with IP and how to solve it from Ken Brock, senior staff product marketing manager at Synopsys; Kalar Rajendiran, senior director of marketing at eSilicon; Mike Gianfagna, vice president of marketing at Atrenta, and Jim McCanny, CEO of Altos Design. [youtube vid=b7wnkY_rU04] » read more

The Road To DAC: One On One With Wally Rhines


Mentor Graphics' CEO talks with Low-Power Engineering about the cost of designing a chip, the rising percentage of embedded software, the shift to FPGAs and what's changing in EDA. [youtube vid=Zjs9xz4iD3E] » read more

Handcrafted Designs


Ludo Deferm, VP of business development at IMEC, the Belgian research house, talks about changes ahead at future process nodes. [youtube vid=8b6O52qY0bs] » read more

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