tag: ARM

It Takes An Army
By Ed Sperling - 05 Jun, 2014 - Comments: 0

Security has always been a two-way educational process. The bad guys figure out where the weaknesses are, and the good guys figure out how they got in and ways to prevent it. This worked fine for antivirus software in the early days of the PC era, because viruses typically were generalized and the damage they did was rather crude and frequently reversible. Increasingly, however, a deep under... » read more

Blog Review: June 4
By Ed Sperling - 04 Jun, 2014 - Comments: 0

Sonics' Drew Wingard looks at the challenges of IP integration, from standards to re-use to the need for intelligence on the network. Given the focus on IP integration, as well as the myriad challenges, this is very timely information. ARM's Karthik Ranjan has an interesting theory about why Java developers wear glasses. Ansys' Justin Nescott unearths the five most interesting engineering... » read more

Executive Insight: Simon Segars
By Ed Sperling - 03 Jun, 2014 - Comments: 0

SE: What concerns you most? Segars: In the context of design and where chip design is going, ARM is a long-term business. We’re doing stuff now that is going to ship in five years’ time. Obviously, for everyone in this space, Moore’s Law has been a fantastic thing. It’s enabled us to achieve really fantastic scaling of transistors, and everyone knows that is getting harder and harder... » read more

The Week In Review: Design
By Ann Mutschler - 30 May, 2014 - Comments: 0

M&A ARM said it is acquiring Duolog Technologies, a player in design configuration and integration technology for the semiconductor industry. ARM said this will expand its position for deploying complex system IP including debug and trace IP. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Tools and IP ARM’s Cortex A9 core is at the heart of a new secure processor from Broadcom aimed at endpo... » read more

Easing The Path To Evolution
By Ann Mutschler - 29 May, 2014 - Comments: 1

On the surface, revolutionary changes in EDA seem unlikely due to the risk of replacing costly tools, flows and methodologies. But are they really? The answer depends on whom you ask. For Part One, click here. Risk is a big part of the equation here. “There are always pioneers in an organization and what you need to do is find someone who is willing to take some risk and typically it’s o... » read more

Executive Insight: Hossein Yassaie
By Ed Sperling - 28 May, 2014 - Comments: 1

SE: What concerns you looking out at the semiconductor industry? Yassaie: There are big changes in the industry over the last two years, such as the verticalization in the mobile space. Every semiconductor company wanted to play in mobile. It was just a fact of life that some of these guys would give up. That was a major change, and it was something we could see coming. Our focus is diverse ... » read more

The Week In Review: Design
By Ed Sperling - 23 May, 2014 - Comments: 0

M&A Mentor Graphics acquired Nimbic, which makes simulation software for power and signal integrity and electromagnetic interference. No purchase price was given. Synopsys’ Coverity subsidiary acquired Kalistick, which makes cloud-based software solutions to boost test efficiency. Terms of the deal were not provided. Tools and IP Sonics introduced a new development environment for... » read more

Blog Review: May 21
By Ed Sperling - 21 May, 2014 - Comments: 0

Mentor’s Colin Walls offers up some new insights into C++ exception handling, thanks to some input from colleague Jonathan Roelofs. This one involves minimizing overhead and reducing runtime penalties. Synopsys’ Mick Posner is back in the saddle again—literally. This is about as green as it gets. Cadence’s Arthur Marris reports back on the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standards meeting, in... » read more

Blog Review: May 14
By Ed Sperling - 14 May, 2014 - Comments: 0

Ansys’ Bill Vandermark highlights the top five engineering articles of the week. Of particular note is element No. 117, a new entry in the periodic table. The temporary name is ununseptium, which means…well, surprise…117. Cadence’s Brian Fuller follows a panel discussion about the biggest potential roadblock for the IoT’s success—privacy and security. You’ve been warned. Syn... » read more

What’s Wrong With Power Signoff
By Ed Sperling - 12 May, 2014 - Comments: 0

Power signoff used to be a checklist item before a design went to tapeout. But as power has become a critical factor in designs, particularly at advanced nodes, signing off on power now needs to be done at multiple points throughout the design flow. That alone adds even greater complexity to already complex design processes because it requires fixed reference points and scenarios for taking mea... » read more

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