BoardSurfers: PCB Electronics—Why Use Via Arrays?
Tyler in his post IC Packagers: Plan Your Escape with Modernized Structures has talked in detail about the enhancements in via structures in release 17.4-2019 . And, if you are already using via... [[...
View ArticleSunday Brunch Video for 16th February 2020
https://youtu.be/uc_vrZsq-2I Made in Cadence parking lot (camera Steve Brown) Monday: Benedict Evans 2020: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants Tuesday: Benedict Evans 2020: Regulating the Giants... [[...
View ArticleDVCon 2020 Preview
Coming up to the big conferences like DAC, I like to do one or more preview posts, both as a service for people who are already going to help them decide what to attend, and also to encourage people......
View ArticlePlaying for Good
Last Saturday, Cadence and Concern India Foundation hosted a very special event - a charity sports tournament for corporates called “5Cs” – the Corporate Citizenship Challenge for the Cause of... [[...
View ArticleBoardSurfers: Training Insights - Improving SI/PI Simulation of DDR...
In the days of yore when life was simple, there was a world full of DRAMs (Dynamic Random Access Memory). We have come a long way from there. First came Synchronous DRAMs (SDRAM). Isn't it neater... [[...
View ArticleIC Packagers: An Introduction to Via Arrays
Vias are present in every design (except maybe some lead frames and the very rare single-layer substrate). Where they are placed, and how many there are, will depend on a slew of factors, though, as......
View ArticleWhat If It's Not 5G, But Satellites?
What if the answer to next-generation communication is not 5G but space? Elon Musk apparently noticed that the margins of the companies for which Space X was launching satellites were better than... [[...
View ArticleGetting on to the Internet in 1993
I recently listened to an a16z podcast about crypto. It was an interview by Katie Haun with Marc Andreessen, the co-founder of Andreessen-Horowitz aka a16z. For me, the most fascinating part was not......
View ArticleVirtuoso Video Diary: Knowledge Booster Training Bytes – Part 1
“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” – Malcolm X An effective way to absorb knowledge faster in education is visual learning. The...
View ArticleDesignCon: Design for Security
At DesignCon, one of the keynotes was by Warren Savage titled Design for Security: The Next Frontier of Smart Silicon . I have known Warren for years—he has been in IP for a long time, most recently......
View ArticleLibrary Characterization Tidbits: Over the Clouds and Beyond with Arm-Based...
The Cadence Liberate Trio Characterization Suite , Arm-based Graviton Processors, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud have joined forces to cater to the High-Performance Computing, Machine... [[ Click...
View ArticleSunday Brunch Video for 23rd February 2020
https://youtu.be/Ks_zM7jG0P8 Made in xxx (camera xxx) Monday: President's Day Tuesday: DVCon 2020 Preview Wednesday: What If It's Not 5G, But Satellites? Thursday: Getting on to the Internet... [[...
View ArticleDesignCon: The Future of Fiber Optic Communications
At the recent DesignCon, Chris Cole gave the keynote The Future of Fiber Optic Communications: Data Center and Mobile . He was working at Finisar who got acquired, and he had just begun work at... [[...
View ArticleVirtuoso Video Diary: Knowledge Booster Training Bytes – Part 1
Education is a vital weapon in the field of knowledge that people can use to overcome their own hurdles. The most trending style to gain knowledge effectively and easily is through visual learning.......
View ArticleColossus: the First Programmable Digital Electronic Computer
Today is the first day of the RSA security conference in San Francisco. I will be attending so you can look for some security-related posts in the coming few weeks. But all the cryptography that...
View ArticleIC Packagers: Variable Text Labels and Template Reuse
I think all of us when designing a substrate, have certain documentation labels that need to be present. Whether it’s the company name or the JEDEC package type, certain pieces of information just......
View ArticleTis’ the Season to Give
Cadence recently completed our fourth annual Season of Giving company-wide volunteer campaign. As one of the managers of our Cadence Cares community programs, I had the opportunity to work with a... [[...
View ArticleUMC Test Chip for Cadence Interface IP Is Working
Who was Taiwan's first semiconductor company? Who was Taiwan's first foundry? If you said UMC, you are right, but you probably didn't. UMC stands for United Microelectronics Corporation... [[ Click on...
View ArticleAre You Struggling to Meet the Timing for Your Design? Stop Worrying!
We know your designs are complex and so is timing analysis. We cannot change the design but we have made the timing analysis process easier for you. Timing closure is one of the most critical... [[...
View ArticleDesigning Radios and Radar: AWR
As you probably know already, Cadence recently acquired AWR from National Instruments. I sat down with Sherry Hess to learn more about AWR's history and product line, and generally get a bit more... [[...
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