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IC Industry Waking Up To Security
By Jeff Dorsch - 02 Jun, 2016 - Comments: 0

By Jeff Dorsch & Ed Sperling Many people pay lip service to the concept of security in Internet of Things devices, software, and networks. That oversight is beginning to fade away, however, as companies begin digging into one of the broadest and most complex problems in the IoT age. Unlike other technology issues, which have been solved in increments, security is all-inclusive. While ... » read more

Blog Review: June 1
By Jesse Allen - 01 Jun, 2016 - Comments: 0

You have probably heard a lot about Portable Stimulus recently. Mentor's Tom Fitzpatrick talks about one proposal that the standards group is considering and the overlap between it and the second proposal. Cadence's Paul McLellan takes a look at 3D Xpoint and where it fits in the memory hierarchy. Synopsys' Anand Shirahatti, Mohd Adil Khan, and Jamshed Alum introduce scaled flow control c... » read more

The Week In Review: IoT
By Jeff Dorsch - 27 May, 2016 - Comments: 0

Tools Mentor Graphics rolled out a tester for thermal reliability of electric and hybrid vehicles during power cycling. The tester is the first of its kind. Deals Rambus signed a deal with Eurobank Poland for a cloud-based mobile payment system. The deal involves Secure Element in the Cloud software from Bell ID, which Rambus acquired in January. Eurobank Poland has more than 1 million cus... » read more

The Week In Review: Design
By Jesse Allen - 27 May, 2016 - Comments: 0

Mergers & Acquisitions Synopsys made a couple of announcements this week related to its TCAD business. First, they acquired Gold Standard Simulations, which clearly became a major factor in the release of a pre-wafer simulation solution to help semiconductor manufacturers reduce process node development time. The new solution aims to provide a comprehensive process, transistor and circui... » read more

Blog Review: May 25
By Jesse Allen - 25 May, 2016 - Comments: 0

As a prelude of drone delivery, shipping company DHL set up a carbon fiber tilt-rotor to ferry packages between two villages in the Alps, in this week's top five tech picks from Ansys' Bill Vandermark. Plus, IBM's phase-change memory, see-through wood that's stronger than glass, and perhaps a Babel fish. There have been considerable investments in new memories, but getting to them won't be a... » read more

Bulk CMOS Vs. FD-SOI
By Mark LaPedus - 19 May, 2016 - Comments: 2

The leading edge of the chip market increasingly is divided over whether to move to finFETs or whether to stay at 28nm using different materials and potentially even advanced packaging. Decisions about which approach to take frequently boil down to performance, power, form factor, cost, and the maturity of the individual technologies. All of those can vary by market, by vendor and by process... » read more

Blog Review: May 18
By Jesse Allen - 18 May, 2016 - Comments: 0

Lead-absorbing bots may be the future of cleaning up polluted industrial wastewater, in this week's top five tech picks from Ansys' Justin Nescott. Plus, the Hyperloop is getting closer, and two years of Curiosity. In his latest podcast, Synopsys' Robert Vamosi chats with Chris Clark about the current automotive security landscape and what gaps exist when it comes to standards. From an ED... » read more

The Week In Review: Design/IoT
By Jesse Allen - 13 May, 2016 - Comments: 0

Standards Si2 is launching a new project to develop a new power modeling standard, focusing on estimation of power consumption more easily and more accurately throughout the design process, especially during the earliest stages. The approved specification will be contributed to the IEEE P2416 Standards Working Group for industry-wide distribution. IP Synopsys extended automotive safety... » read more

Blog Review: May 4
By Jesse Allen - 04 May, 2016 - Comments: 0

Ready for a scuba-diving robot? Also in this week's top picks, Ansys' Justin Nescott highlights the latest, strange discovery about water plus the race to Mars. From depositing a check via smartphone to the throwaway culture of smartphones themselves, letting convenience trump security is dangerous, warns Cadence's Paul McLellan. Synopsys' Robert Vamosi looks at the sad demise of Hitomi, ... » read more

The Week In Review: Design/IoT
By Jesse Allen - 29 Apr, 2016 - Comments: 0

IP & Chips Synopsys debuted MIPI I3CSM controller IP, which incorporates in-band interrupts within the 2-wire interface to deliver low pin count. The IP supports all data rates up to 26.7 Mbps, dynamic address allocation, multi-master operations and 32-bit ARM AMBA Advanced Peripheral Bus slave interface. Marvell unveiled a family of Ethernet transceivers fully optimized for 2.5Gbps a... » read more

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