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USB Connectors Get Smarter
By Ann Mutschler - 30 Jul, 2015 - Comments: 0

By now, there’s quite a buzz about the new USB Type-C spec given that it provides for a reversible plug connector for USB devices and cabling, aiming to end the endless cable flipping to make sure the orientation is correction. To avoid confusion, while developed at about the same time as the USB 3.1 specification, it is distinct from that one. When it comes to software support for Type-C,... » read more

Making Hardware Design More Agile
By Ed Sperling - 30 Jul, 2015 - Comments: 0

Semiconductor engineering sat down to whether changes are needed in hardware design methodology, with Philip Gutierrez, ASIC/FPGA design manager in [getentity id="22306" comment="IBM"]'s FlashSystems Storage Group; Dennis Brophy, director of strategic business development at [getentity id="22017" e_name="Mentor Graphics"]; Frank Schirrmeister, group director for product marketing of the System ... » read more

Why DSA Is Cost Effective For 7nm And Below
By Yuansheng Ma - 30 Jul, 2015 - Comments: 0

The upcoming 7nm process node presents tough challenges both for printability and cost. At 7nm and below, multi-patterning is required, which makes the manufacturing process more expensive by requiring more masks. To control costs, any alternative technology that provides equivalent yields with fewer patterning steps should be explored. One promising option is to use directed self-assembly (... » read more

Analog FastSpice Platform Full-Spectrum Sampled Periodic Noise Analysis
By Mentor, a Siemens Business - 29 Jul, 2015 - Comments: 0

Many high-performance analog/mixed-signal ICs include track-and-hold circuits to sample analog signals at one or more discrete timepoints per period. Although track-and-hold circuits are periodic, traditional periodic noise (pnoise) analysis does not apply because it measures the device noise impact integrated over an entire period rather than at instantaneous time points within the target peri... » read more

Blog Review: July 29
By Jesse Allen - 29 Jul, 2015 - Comments: 0

NASA estimates they could reduce the cost of colonizing the moon to $10 billion, with mining fuel from the lunar surface potentially making the satellite a gas station on the way to Mars or beyond. This week's top five articles from Ansys' Bill Vandermark are mostly out of this world, but there's a down-to-earth aspect as airless tires roll closer to inclusion in consumer vehicles. How will ... » read more

What Will 7nm And 5nm Look Like?
By Mark LaPedus - 23 Jul, 2015 - Comments: 0

Citing an assortment of undisclosed manufacturing issues, Intel in July pushed out the introduction of its 10nm chip and process technology to the second half of 2017. This is roughly six or more months later than expected. With the delay at 10nm, [getentity id="22846" e_name="Intel"] also pushed out its process cadence from 2 to 2.5 years. Other foundries, meanwhile, are struggling to keep ... » read more

Ensuring Optimal Performance For Physical Verification
By Mentor, a Siemens Business - 22 Jul, 2015 - Comments: 0

By accessing the most recently qualified version of foundry rule files, users get the most efficient rule implementations. By adopting the most recent version of Calibre, users get the latest improvements in available operations, operation performance, data hierarchy optimization and total scaling, providing the best possible performance and minimizing runtimes. Design teams running full-chip D... » read more

Blog Review: July 22
By Jesse Allen - 22 Jul, 2015 - Comments: 0

It's been a hot summer for high-level synthesis, says Cadence's Dave Pursley in a collection of the season's HLS highlights spanning DAC to SystemC Japan. Mentor's Harry Foster continues his survey of functional verification with a look at the adoption trends of various verification technologies, and the reasons one-third of projects use emulation or FPGA prototyping. Synopsys' Navraj Nan... » read more

How Much Security Is Enough?
By Ed Sperling - 20 Jul, 2015 - Comments: 0

Semiconductor Engineering sat down to discuss the current state of [getkc id="223" kc_name="security"] and what must be done in the future, with Denis Noël, head of cyber security solutions at [getentity id="22499" e_name="NXP"]; Serge Leef, vice president of new ventures at [getentity id="22017" e_name="Mentor Graphics"]; Andreas Kuehlman, senior vice president and general manager of the soft... » read more

Blog Review: July 15
By Jesse Allen - 15 Jul, 2015 - Comments: 0

From 7nm to steel that's stronger than steel, there have been a wave of breakthrough announcements this week. Ansys' Bill Vandermark rounds them up in his top five engineering articles. In his latest installments of the 2014 Functional Verification Study, Mentor's Harry Foster focuses on the growing complexity of ASIC/IC designs and the changes in resource use that resulted. In a new vide... » read more

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