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Low-Power Verification
By Ed Sperling - 08 Feb, 2012 - Comments: 0

Low-Power Engineering talks about how to verify the power portion of semiconductor designs with Krishna Balachandran of Synopsys; Barry Pangrle of Mentor Graphics; Kalar Rajendiran of eSilicon; Will Ruby of Apache Design, and Lauro Rizzatti of Eve-USA. [youtube vid=covy6ku6RgA] » read more

Model Behavior
By Achim Nohl - 26 Jan, 2012 - Comments: 0

By Achim Nohl In this post, I would like to share some perspectives on the transaction-level models needed for the creation of virtual prototypes. Just recently, TLMCentral kicked off a contest seeking the “best” model for a mobile phone sensor device. What actually makes a “good” model? The most ad-hoc answer to this question historically has been that the best model is the fastest an... » read more

Reverse Engineering
By Ed Sperling - 26 Jan, 2012 - Comments: 0

By Ed Sperling Fabs and foundries frequently have been the savior of flawed designs, fixing problems such as power and performance, identifying design issues and often developing solutions to those problems. Over the next couple of process nodes, and in stacked die that will span multiple processes, there will be far fewer saves coming from the back end. Double and triple patterning, stress... » read more

Model Report Card
By Ed Sperling - 26 Jan, 2012 - Comments: 0

By Ann Steffora Mutschler From its perspective as a leader implementing system level design methodology, STMicroelectronics is uniquely positioned to discuss issues and challenges related to the use of models in a variety of use cases. System-Level Design had the opportunity recently to discuss challenges in the modeling space with Jean-Marc Chateau, director of ST’s SPT (System Platforms a... » read more

Ambient Computing: Interdependencies Rule
By Ed Sperling - 26 Jan, 2012 - Comments: 0

By Ann Steffora Mutschler Ambient computing: Just the concept conjures up images of a Star Trek-like ‘Computer’ that is ever at the ready, awaiting a query at any moment, and which can discern as well as perform significant tasks. While Apple’s Siri gets there partway, it is significant because the concepts that make the technology possible behind the scenes draw upon a multidisciplinary... » read more

Will It Work?
By Ed Sperling - 26 Jan, 2012 - Comments: 0

By Ed Sperling Estimates of how much time it takes to verify a complex SoC are still hovering around 70% of the total non-recurring engineering costs, but with more unknowns and more things to verify it’s becoming harder to keep that number from growing. Verification has always been described as an unbounded problem. You can always verify more, and just knowing when to call it quits is so... » read more

Roundtable: What’s Changing In System-Level Design
By Ed Sperling - 26 Jan, 2012 - Comments: 0

System-Level Design talks about what's changing and what's needed with Juan Rey of Mentor Graphics: Yervant Zorian of Synopsys; Michael McNamara of Cadence; Prasad Subramaniam of eSilicon; and Ravi Varadarajan of Atrenta. [youtube vid=8siiKBKD0-k] » read more

Will It Really Work?
By Ed Sperling - 26 Jan, 2012 - Comments: 0

By Ed Sperling Estimates of how much time it takes to verify a complex SoC are still hovering around 70% of the total non-recurring engineering costs, but with more unknowns and more things to verify it’s becoming harder to keep that number from growing. Verification has always been described as an unbounded problem. You can always verify more, and just knowing when to call it quits is so... » read more

When Worlds Collide: Saving Power In Communications Applications
By Ed Sperling - 12 Jan, 2012 - Comments: 0

By Ann Steffora Mutschler The interplay of hardware and software is a given in every device that contains a semiconductor chip, but is typically felt more acutely in communications applications given the extremely close dependencies for everything power-related. Managing power in these situations just gets more challenging as consumers demand more and better applications on their tablets, smar... » read more

Status Report: Power-Aware Design Flow
By Ed Sperling - 12 Jan, 2012 - Comments: 0

By Ann Steffora Mutschler While the term “design flow” can be a moving target, there are some specific requirements for a low-power/power-aware tool flow. Looking at this from a high level, where is the industry today, and where is it headed? There are really two sides to power, which are almost like two sides of the same coin: power consumption and power integrity. And both of those ar... » read more

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