Special Report
Big Memory Shift Ahead
While we have lived with SRAM and DRAM since the dawn of computing and flash more recently, it is all about to change. The implications for chip design are huge.
Top Stories
New Business Model: Flexible Silos
While silos continue to be the best way to eke out efficiency, they don’t always work for semiconductor design.
The Assertion Conundrum
Assertions provide significant bug avoidance. So why aren’t they being used more often?
New Uses For Emulation
Experts at the table, part 1: What’s driving the changes, who’s using it now and for what, and can emulation become a $1 billion market?
When And Where To Use Virtual Prototypes
While it’s technically possible to create a virtual prototype that reflects an entire SoC, it isn’t always the best choice.
Blogs
Editor In Chief Ed Sperling predicts sweeping changes in EDA as the number of startups continues to dwindle and big companies are forced to rethink their balance sheets in EDA Economics Changing.
Technology Editor Brian Bailey observes that Mentor Graphics was founded by ex-testing people, and three decades later the company is offering its first tester in The Circle Of Test And EDA Is Complete.
Cadence’s Frank Schirrmeister owns up to the fact that the scope of system-level design has changed in Confessions Of An ESL-Aholic.
Synopsys’ Tom De Schutter observes that data gathering and analysis opportunities multiply as more devices get involved in Getting To A Connected World, Step-by-Step.
