Top Stories
Crossed Wires On Domains
How well understood are domain crossings, especially when it involves multiple domains? They require a combination of methodology and tools.
Will Open-Source Processors Cause A Verification Shift?
Tools and methodologies exist, but who will actually do the verification is unclear.
What Worked, What Didn’t In 2019
The year started out shaky, but EDA racked up solid growth and semiconductors show good promise for 2020.
Blogs
Editor In Chief Ed Sperling warns that not all AI systems will behave the same, and that could be a big problem, in What Will AI Look Like In 10 Years?
Cadence’s Frank Schirrmeister forecasts a resurgence of classic system design in the coming year, in Applications, Ecosystems And System Complexity Will Be Key Verification Drivers For 2020.
Mentor’s Wei-Lii Tan encourages harnessing the scalability of cloud platforms to speed up library characterization, in Cloud Characterization.
Synopsys’ David Buck explains how a hierarchical test methodology can take full advantage of massively repeated cores in AI designs, in AI Chips Driving Need For New Test Implementation Methodologies.
Aldec’s Janusz Kitel reveals why identifying high-quality requirements is a vital part of verifying a design’s robustness under DO-254, in When Is Robustness Verification Complete?
