Top Stories

Adding Safety Into Automotive Design
OEMs are demanding safety-readiness for more components, altering the dynamics of the design process.

Making Buildings Smarter
Automation systems help reduce energy consumption, add operating efficiency, but cost still matters.

Anti-Drone Tech Emerges With Drone Growth
Technology is getting smarter on both sides, opening new options for chipmakers.

Blogs

Editor In Chief Ed Sperling contends that putting complex algorithms into billions of things radically changes the landscape, in Adding AI To The IoT.

Executive Editor Ann Steffora Mutschler observes that meeting OEM requirements for safety includes a human component as well as technology changes, in Automotive Safety Requirements Impact Ecosystem.

Mentor’s Andrew Macleod finds that while the basics of design remain the same, automotive ICs rely more heavily on advanced tools, in Autonomous Vehicles: IC Design Flow Walk Through.

Rambus’ Nisha Amshul argues that the IoT cannot rely solely upon security practices designed for conventional devices, in NIST’s Considerations for ‘Cybersecuring’ The Internet Of Things.

ClioSoft blogger Anand Shirahatti points to a gap between the reality and the promise of simplicity and low engineering cost for mature IP, in Effectively Managing Maintenance Cost For Low-Touch IPs.

Achronix’s Alok Sanghavi explains why closing timing in an eFPGA takes multiple designers, making a defined methodology important, in Achieving eFPGA Timing Closure In An ASIC.

Synopsys’ Manuel Mota digs into creating functional safety through redundancy when implementing ADCs, in Data Converters For Automotive Applications.