Taking The Mystery Out Of IP, SoC And Automotive System Debug


I recently had to take my car to the dealership because the gas-saving "auto-shut-off-while-stopped" feature wasn't working. The dealer explained that the reason it took two days to debug was because it "touched on many systems" in the car. In the end, they realized the battery wasn't fully charged and blamed it on my short 10-mile commute. Whether that was an honest answer or an example of ... » read more

High-Level Gaps Emerge


Semiconductor Engineering sat down to discuss the attributes of a high-level, front-end design flow, and why it is needed at present with Leah Clark, associate technical director for digital video technology at [getentity id="22649" e_name="Broadcom"]; Jon McDonald, technical marketing engineer at [getentity id="22017" e_name="Mentor Graphics"]; Phil Bishop, vice president of the System Level D... » read more

The Week In Review: Design


IP ARM introduced a new software platform and a free operating system aimed at IoT development. The OS incorporates security, communication and device management features for improved energy efficiency. The device server simplifies the connection and management of devices, incorporating security and improving efficiency. Cadence rolled out a broad IP portfolio for TSMC's 16nm platform, and ... » read more

Where Do We Stand With CDC


Semiconductor Engineering sat down to discuss where the industry stands on clock domain crossing with Charlie Janac, CEO of [getentity id="22674" e_name="Arteris"]; Shaker Sarwary, VP of Formal Verification Products at [getentity id="22026" e_name="Atrenta"]; Pranav Ashar, CTO at [getentity id="22416" e_name="Real Intent"]; and Namit Gupta, CAE, Verification Group at [getentity id="22035" e_nam... » read more

The Week In Review: Design


Tools Synopsys rolled out a hybrid verification platform, which it said can shave months off design time. The platform acts like a bridge between emulation, FPGA prototyping, simulation, static and formal verification and debug. Mentor Graphics uncorked a new version of its embedded hypervisor, which includes better system configuration, debugging and hardware support. The hypervisor is aim... » read more

IoT Demands Correct By Construction Assembly


The article Limiters To The Internet Of Things outlined several factors that are slowing the rate of deployment for the [getkc id="76" kc_name="IoT"]. Those limiters are cost, power delivery and storage, standards, security, and the limits of your imagination. This article picks up on a comment made by [getperson id="11244" comment="Chris Rowen"], fellow at [getentity id="22032" e_name="Cadence... » read more

I Have Seen The Future


We recently concluded an online survey that measured design challenges and general sentiment regarding how they can be addressed, with some specific forward-looking queries. The title of the survey was “Big Data, the Cloud and Internet of (Silicon) Things.” We essentially asked our survey respondents to look into the future. We got an excellent response to this survey, with lots of thoughtf... » read more

Blog Review: Sept. 17


Ansys’ Benoit Debbaut looks at the Pitch drop experiment, which was started in 1927 (yes, that date is correct) to observe the excruciatingly slow movement of a thick liquid weighted down by gravity. Since inception, a total of nine drops have fallen. So when will the tenth drop fall? Place your bets...when you get around to it. Mentor’s Matthew Ballance highlights an interesting challe... » read more

Tech Talk: Power Optimization


Solaiman Rahim, senior director of engineering at Atrenta, talks with Semiconductor Engineering about where to put your efforts to reap the greatest rewards in power reduction and optimization. [youtube vid=czK60j65JLo] » read more

How Reliable Is Your IP?


Almost everyone who has bought a new smartphone, car, home electronics device or appliance either has experienced technical glitches that require a replacement or repair, or they know someone who has experienced these problems. The good news is that only a very small fraction of the electronic glitches or failures can be contributed to hardware design. Most of it is due to manufacturing vari... » read more

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