Special Report
Energy Boost For Power Standards
What to expect, and what standards groups are doing differently this time.
Top Stories
Architecture Versus Silicon
Where is power being lost? Where is the power budget being squandered? Can more be done from an architectural standpoint?
Software First?
The focus on power is bringing software much farther into the initial design phase, but it still doesn’t always improve the efficiency of that code.
Optimizing Analog For Power At Advanced Nodes
Getting the optimal power scenario for analog/mixed-signal content requires a combination of new philosophies and the right choice of architecture.
Memory Directions Uncertain
The world of memories is changing rapidly but it is not yet clear which approaches will become mainstream. Do we need a new memory?
Blogs
Editor In Chief Ed Sperling observes that power and performance share the same gotchas these days, all of them involving memory, in 3 Big Bottlenecks For Design.
Executive Editor Ann Mutschler notes that a number of advanced techniques exist to help design engineers save power, but there is a cost involved in Balancing Implementation Time, Complexity, Schedule.
Cadence’s Brian Fuller examines the fourth major era of computing in The Democratization Of System Design.
Synopsys’ Neill Mullinger notes that increased productivity for memory compliance testing and low power in UVM environments are essential for SoC verification in Memory VIP.
Atrenta’s Larry Vivolo questions what’s wrong with his car and why that’s relevant to semiconductor design in Taking The Mystery Out Of IP, SoC And Automotive System Debug.
Rambus’ Frank Ferro writes that total memory bandwidth will need to increase about 33% per year to keep pace with processor improvements in Driving Memory Beyond DDR4.
Ansys-Apache’s Vic Kulkarni writes that excessive power consumption is a problem everyone needs to bring under control in Ubiquitous Trend In Design For Power (DFP) For IP And SoCs.
ARM’s Ian Johnson looks at how to enable the next generation of smart and connected devices in Revolutionizing The Connected World.
