Top Stories

Embedded FPGAs Going Mainstream?
Programmable devices are being adopted in more market segments, but they still haven’t been included in major SoCs. That could change.

Too Big To Simulate?
Traditional simulation is running out of steam with autonomous vehicles and other complex systems. Now what?

Overcoming The Limits Of Scaling
Experts at the table, part 1: Complex tradeoffs involving performance, power, cost, packaging, security and reliability come into focus as new markets open for semiconductors — and as shrinking features becomes increasingly expensive.

Emulation’s Footprint Grows
Why emulators are suddenly indispensable to a growing number of companies, and what comes next.

Blogs

Editor In Chief Ed Sperling contends that design teams will have to bake security strategies in from the start, no matter how insignificant the device, in Security Becomes A Multi-System Issue.

eSilicon’s Mike Gianfagna observes that network security is nothing new, but when it comes to the IoT it may be too little, too late, in IoT — And A Tear In The Fabric Of The Connected World.

NetSpeed’s Rajesh Ramanujam looks beyond the on-chip network, OSDN — On-Chip Software Defined Network.

OneSpin’s Dave Kelf finds verification challenges everywhere in DVCon Europe: 2 Days Of Verification Presentations To Enthusiastic Attendees.

Aldec’s Zibi Zalewski argues programmable logic can be used to create IoT solutions that can tolerate more power consumption in exchange for optimized processing, in FPGAs Accelerating IoT Gateway And Infrastructure Tiers.

Cadence’s Frank Schirrmeister points to emulation in supercomputing, ARM TechCon, and your own domain, in “Eating Your Own Dog Food” When Developing An Emulator.

Mentor Graphics’ Michael Ford digs into using the Open Manufacturing Language to make data accessible across the entire shop floor, in Industry 4.0 And The Internet Of Manufacturing For PCB Assembly & Manufacturing.

ARM’s Thomas Enserguiex examines what’s different about the Cortex-M23 and Cortex-M33, in A Security Foundation For Billions Of Devices.

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