HOT CHIPS: Intel
At HOT CHIPS in August, Intel was everywhere. The two announcements that I'm going to cover in this post were Spring Hill and Spring Crest, two deep learning accelerators, Spring Hill for... [[ Click...
View ArticleVirtuosity: Automated Device Placement and Routing—Row-based Device Placement
Welcome back to my blog series— Virtuoso ® Automated Device Placement and Routing . In my earlier blogs in this series, I had touched upon the two foundational blocks of this solution, automated... [[...
View ArticleTen Reasons to Attend CDNLive Israel
CDNLive Israel is coming up later this month on September 18 at the David Intercontinental in Tel Aviv. I will be attending as usual so you can expect some Breakfast Bytes posts later in the month.......
View ArticleCadence and the Academic Network Support Design Contests in the Asia Pacific
Design contests are a unique way for students to get hands-on experience using Cadence® tools, while in a fun and competitive environment. It is important to the Cadence Academic Network to... [[ Click...
View ArticleVirtuosity: Support for Stacked Devices in Modgen
Advanced node processes for IC device manufacturing provide tremendous advantages in terms of power, performance, area utilization, and the overall cost. To keep up with the growing demand of... [[...
View ArticleCDNLive India 2019: Mediatek and More
If you live in California, as I do, then India is a long way away. It is 11½ hours time difference, for a start. Air India has a direct flight from San Francisco to New Delhi (over 16 hours) but... [[...
View ArticleSunday Brunch Video for 8th September 2019
https://youtu.be/AvimlRMDZng Made at Cadence parking lot (camera Steve Brown) Monday: Labor Day Tuesday: HOT CHIPS: The Tesla Full Self-Driving Computer Wednesday: Conformal Litmus Thursday: Ten... [[...
View ArticleHOT CHIPS: In-DRAM Compute
Something that has been discussed for years is the fact that we could add processors to DRAM memory pretty cheaply if we could work out what to do with them. Usually, when people suggest this, they......
View ArticleDimensions to verifying a USB4 design
Verification of a USB4 router design is not just about USB4 but also about the inclusion of the three other major protocols namely, USB3, DisplayPort (DP) and PCI Express (PCIe). These protocols can......
View ArticleVirtuoso Meets Maxwell: Add Some MAGic to Your ElectroMAGnetic Analysis
'Virtuoso Meets Maxwell' is a blog series aimed at exploring the capabilities and potential of Virtuoso RF and Virtuoso MultiTech. So, how does Virtuoso meet Maxwell? Now, Virtuoso supports... [[ Click...
View ArticleCDNLive India 2019: NXP and More
Last week I covered Day 1 of CDNLive India . Today it is the turn of verification and PCB/system. With a digression to India's unusual time zone. Day 2 On Thursday, August 29, there were tracks... [[...
View ArticleVirtuoso IC6.1.8 ISR6 and ICADVM18.1 ISR6 Now Available
The IC6.1.8 ISR6 and ICADVM18.1 ISR6 production releases are now available for download at Cadence Downloads . IC6.1.8 ISR6 ICADVM18.1 ISR6 For information on supported platforms, compatibility with......
View ArticleBoardSurfers: PCB Electronics - Electrical Constraints
So, you did the six things to do before you actually place components on a PCB and then placed the components too. Today, we will talk about constraints. Whether it's NASA's space missions or... [[...
View ArticleIC Packagers: How Far Away are You?
Layout design is all about clearances. Daily challenges come from maintaining consistent space between your differential pair members, calculating the number of routing channels you can squeeze... [[...
View ArticleHow to Land a Job at Cadence: Recruiters Share Their Best Tips for Standing...
As we send off the last of our 2019 Summer Interns ( read more about their experience here ) and say goodbye to summer, our recruiting team is already turning their attention to finding the next... [[...
View ArticleEDPS Preview 2019
EDPS, the Electronic Design Process Symposium, is coming up next Monday. It will be on Thursday, October 3 and Friday, October 4. Once again it will be held at SEMI's offices in Milpitas. I think... [[...
View ArticleSafety and Aging in IoT Devices: What We Know Today
How do we achieve highly accurate aging data models for critical circuits in automotive or IoT applications? IoT device aging isn’t well understood yet, since most of it is still so new. How will...
View ArticleIntelligent Systems
Cadence's goal is to empower engineers at semiconductor and systems companies to create innovative, intelligent and highly differentiated electronic products that transform the way people live,... [[...
View ArticleIntelligent System Design
Yesterday in my post Intelligent Systems , I wrote about how the imperative for differentiated products, especially at the high end of markets, is pushing both system and semiconductor companies to......
View ArticleSunday Brunch Video for 15th September 2019
https://youtu.be/bcAO52jxk10 Made at SFO (camera Carey Guo) Monday: HOT CHIPS: In-DRAM Compute Tuesday: CDNLive India 2019: NXP and More Wednesday: EDPS Preview 2019 Thursday: Intelligent Systems... [[...
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