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New Approaches For Reliability
By Ed Sperling - 28 Mar, 2014 - Comments: 0

The definition of reliability hasn’t budged since the invention of the IC, but how to achieve it is starting to change. In safety-critical systems, as well as in markets such as aerospace, demands for reliability are so rigorous that they often require redundant circuitry—and for good reason. A PanAmSat malfunction in 1998 caused by tin whisker growth wiped out pagers for 45 million use... » read more

How Much Will That Chip Cost?
By Ed Sperling - 27 Mar, 2014 - Comments: 1

From the most advanced process nodes to the trailing edge of design there is talk about the skyrocketing cost of developing increasingly complex SoCs. At 16/14nm it’s a combination of multi-patterning, multiple power domains and factoring in physical and proximity effects. At older nodes, it’s the shift to more sophisticated versions of the processes and new tools to work within those proce... » read more

Blog Review: March 12
By Ed Sperling - 12 Mar, 2014 - Comments: 0

Arteris’ Kurt Shuler is sounding the alarm bell for the semiconductor industry. He observes that system OEMs are hiring their own chip engineers. Well, that should wake up someone. Danger Will Robinson. Mentor’s Colin Walls points to a festering debate in the embedded software world about priorities and openness to learning new tools and approaches. Embedded software developers are a rat... » read more

The Week In Review: Design
By Ed Sperling - 07 Mar, 2014 - Comments: 0

Tools Synopsys rolled out a new version of its software technologies for static and formal verification, which it says increases performance by up to five times. Also new are improved debug and low-power verification with native power simulation, and an integrated IP portfolio. Cadence uncorked a new version of its PCB and packaging environment, which it says speeds up timing closure by as ... » read more

Blog Review: March 5
By Ed Sperling - 05 Mar, 2014 - Comments: 0

ARM’s Lori Kate Smith has discovered an unusual electronic billboard advertisement for shampoo on a train platform in Sweden. Watch what happens when the train goes by. Mentor’s J. VanDomelen puts a magnifying glass on the U.S. Defense budget and where the money is going. Times have changed with technology. Who needs soldiers? Cadence’s Brian Fuller interviews Mindtree CTO S. Janaki... » read more

Abstractions: The Good, Bad And Ugly
By Ed Sperling - 27 Feb, 2014 - Comments: 0

Raising the level of abstraction has become almost a mantra among chipmakers and tools developers. By moving the vantage point up a couple rungs on the ladder, it’s easier to see how the individual parts of a design go together, to identify problems in the design as well as fixes to problems, and it all can happen much more quickly. That’s the theory, at least. And in most cases, it’s ... » read more

Time to mend the EE / CS divide
By Kurt Shuler - 27 Feb, 2014 - Comments: 0

There’s been a lot of news out the last few weeks about the future of our industry, and although these news flashes may seem unrelated, they are quite correlated. First, there was the disturbing news in Mark LaPedus’ article here on Semiconductor Engineering, “EUV Suffers New Setback,” portending a rough ride for the commercialization of EUV lithography. EUV will be needed to create ... » read more

Is Verification At A Crossroads?
By Ann Mutschler - 27 Feb, 2014 - Comments: 1

As SoC verification methodologies and technologies have continued to mature, it’s an interesting time for engineering teams as they look to meet time to market goals and cut costs in an environment of cutthroat profit margins. Whether it is hardware emulation, FPGA prototyping, virtual prototyping or traditional software simulation, each platform has its strengths and drawbacks, with overl... » read more

The Week In Review: Design
By Ed Sperling - 21 Feb, 2014 - Comments: 0

Synopsys inked a deal to acquire Coverity, a San Francisco-based security startup that builds tools to test source code for defects and security risks, for $375 million. The purchase price is $350 million plus another $25 million in debt. The deal is expected to close in Synopsys’ fiscal Q2. The company announced its financial results for fiscal Q1 ended Jan. 31, as well. Revenue was $479.0 m... » read more

Blog Review: Feb. 5
By Ed Sperling - 05 Feb, 2014 - Comments: 0

Mentor’s J. VanDomelen notes that the Mars colonization selection process has begun, with the actual colonization scheduled to begin in 2025. Remember to bring your own air, water, food, a sewing kit, and lots of reading material. You also may need leg weights for bone density maintenance. What happens if you build a processor using memory as the starting point? Cadence’s Richard Goerin... » read more

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