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The Next Bigger Things
The Internet of Things is turning out to be a lot more complex than initially predictions, and there doesn’t seem to be any end in sight to just how complex this will become.
IoT Creates New IP Requirements
Realizing the full potential of the Internet of Things will require a cohesive hardware and software design approach.
High Level Synthesis Grows Up
Experts at the table, Part 1: Languages and users have c hanged during the maturation process, but there still is room for innovation.
Know What To Look For
It’s not possible to verify all of the operating scenarios within different power domains in complex SoCs. So what should you be looking for?
Blogs
Editor In Chief Ed Sperling observes that the entire semiconductor industry is shifting because of power-related issues in Power Shift.
Mentor Graphics’ Marko Chew takes a deep dive into Power Grid Simulation, including where and how it can be improved. Strap on your seatbelt.
Ansys-Apache’s Arvind Shanmugavel digs into FinFET Reliability Issues and what a 25% thermal density increase means for electromigration and the longevity of a chip.
Cadence’s Brian Fuller looks at the challenge of fusing together various parts of a complex design and the skills that are available today in Do We Need A “Glue” Engineer?
Atrenta’s Bernard Murphy looks at a new concept called UPF-Friendly RTL, and why it’s looking so promising to so many people.
Nvidia architect Barry Pangrle dissects IBM’s new Power8 chip and finds some very highly advanced on-chip voltage regulator approaches in The Good Kind Of Regulation.
Executive Editor Ann Steffora Mutschler observes that no matter how much the EDA industry focuses on automating tasks, Automation Can’t Replace Human Intervention.
Jasper’s Joe Hupcey turns a video camera and a microphone on hardware security, and whether it’s myth or reality, in Formally Verifying Security Aspects Of SoC Designs.
Synopsys’ Mike Thompson finds that the big challenge for next-gen embedded processors is to solve The Power-Performance Paradox—providing a significant performance boost for the same or lower power.
