Special Report
Electronics Butterfly Effect
The electronics industry is about to go through the biggest change it has seen since the introduction of the transistor. Every decision from the past 50 years could be changed.
Top Stories
Software Driving More Hardware Designs
Functions and new OSes become the starting point for SoCs, but hardware still matters.
Embedded Vision Becoming Ubiquitous
Neural networks have propelled embedded vision to the point where they can be incorporated into low-cost and low-power devices.
The Trouble With Abstractions
With all of the data needed for system tradeoffs coming from downstream, how well is design abstraction really working?
What Happened To ESL
Has the ESL methodology lived up to its promises?
Blogs
Editor in Chief Ed Sperling questions whether chipmakers will be able to grab a bigger slice of the pie as the semiconductor industry consolidates, in Getting Paid More.
Technology Editor Brian Bailey contends that just because logic shows something to be 100% right doesn’t mean it’s the correct answer, in What Is ‘Digital’?
Synopsys’ Tom De Schutter observes that electronic giants have finally caught on to what makes a big difference, in Hardware-Software Co-Design.
Aldec’s Louie De Luna asks whether you can bet your life on your designs, in Developing High-Reliability FPGAs For DO-254.
Arteris’ Kurt Shuler points to greater productivity, lower power, smaller die sizes and higher bandwidth in mature geometries, in As Moore’s Law Slows, Hedge Your Bets With Design Process Efficiencies.
Cadence’s Frank Schirrmeister notes that abstraction needs to be applied consciously, and users need to be aware of its shortcomings, in Why Implementation Matters To System Design And Software.
Mentor Graphics’ Nicolas Williams and Jeff Miller examine the conflicting needs of IoT edge devices—inexpensive but powerful design tools, in Full AMS Design Flow For The IoT.
eSilicon’s Mike Gianfagna has a new calendar entry when everything changes, in The Times They Are A-Changin’.
