tag: Mentor

Power Challenges At 10nm And Below
By Ann Mutschler - 11 May, 2017 - Comments: 1

Current density is becoming much more problematic at 10nm and beyond, increasing the amount of power management that needs to be incorporated into each chip and boosting both design costs and time to market. Current per unit of area has been rising since 90nm, forcing design teams to leverage a number of power-related strategies such as [getkc id="143" kc_name="dynamic voltage and frequency... » read more

Closing The Loop On Power Optimization
By Brian Bailey - 11 May, 2017 - Comments: 2

[getkc id="108" kc_name="Power"] has become a significant limiter for the capabilities of a chip at finer geometries, and making sure that performance is maximized for a given amount of power is becoming a critical design issue. But that is easier said than done, and the tools and methodologies to overcome the limitations of power are still in the early definition stages. The problem spans a... » read more

Analog’s Unfair Disadvantage
By Brian Bailey - 11 May, 2017 - Comments: 0

We live in an analog world, and yet digital has become the technology of choice. Mixed-signal solutions that used to contain significant amounts of analog, with just a small amount of digital signal processing, have migrated into systems where the analog to digital conversion happens at the very first opportunity. There are several reasons for this, and some of them build upon themselves. [g... » read more

Calibre Evolves Constantly
By Mike Santarini - 11 May, 2017 - Comments: 0

I find it truly amazing that despite the constantly changing tide in the digital IC design industry that some tools have remained in that number 1 spot for over a decade. The three tools that immediately come to mind are Synopsys’ PrimeTime and Design Compiler and Mentor’s Calibre. I remember back when I first started covering the industry in the mid-1990s that Quad Design’s Motive sta... » read more

Blog Review: May 10
By Jesse Allen - 10 May, 2017 - Comments: 0

Mentor's Scott Salzwedel checks out what's next for the New Horizons space probe when it comes out of hibernation later this year. Cadence's Paul McLellan provides a look at how NASA took on changing the organization's culture towards safety after the space shuttle Columbia accident. Synopsys' Robert Vamosi points to recent malware that may be affecting between 100K and 200K Windows boxes... » read more

The Week In Review: Design
By Jesse Allen - 05 May, 2017 - Comments: 0

Imagination has put the MIPS embedded processor and Ensigma mobile connectivity groups up for sale, refocusing on graphics after last month's announcement that Apple would no longer use the company's GPU IP. Imagination also began formal dispute resolution procedures with Apple. Tools Synopsys released new versions of its HSPICE, FineSim and CustomSim circuit simulation products, adding n... » read more

Resolving Privacy In The Car
By Ann Mutschler - 04 May, 2017 - Comments: 0

As we increasing connect our vehicles — and therefore ourselves — with the outside world while driving, concerns about privacy are coming up, and for good reason. As I was researching software in the vehicle for this article, Larry Lapides from Imperas Software brought up a good point about how security and privacy in the vehicle will likely be split into two separately addressed issues.... » read more

Autonomous Cars Drive New Software
By Ann Mutschler - 04 May, 2017 - Comments: 0

Autonomous driving and other advanced features will require much more sophisticated software than what is used in vehicles today. To make this all work will require complex algorithms as well as co-designed hardware, which can make real-time decisions to avoid accidents and adjust to changing road conditions. Automobiles already take advantage of sophisticated software executed by a variety ... » read more

Blog Review: May 3
By Jesse Allen - 03 May, 2017 - Comments: 0

Cadence's Paul McLellan shares highlights from a recent IRDS panel, including changing the assumptions about computing and looking for the next "killer app." Synopsys' Meenakshy Ramachandran introduces the array of improvements in HDMI 2.1, from higher bandwidth to Dynamic HDR. Mentor's Minghui Fan checks out advancements in optical proximity correction and resolution enhancement technolo... » read more

Mathematic Model Helps Predict Markets That Will Drive Semiconductor Growth
By Mike Santarini - 27 Apr, 2017 - Comments: 1

Which markets will drive semiconductor growth in the coming years and for how long are key questions that Wally Rhines, CEO of Mentor, a Siemens Business, strove to answer in a thought-provoking Mentor User2User Conference keynote here in Santa Clara, CA. To a packed auditorium Rhines described how a tried-and-true mathematical method can be applied to more accurately forecast growth and longev... » read more

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