IC Packagers: Identify Your Components
We’ve all seen bar codes and the more modern QR codes. They’re everywhere you go – items at the grocery store, advertisements and posters, even on websites. Did you know that with the productivity......
View ArticleHow to Get Remote Access to Cadence Academic Tools and Licenses
With the ever-evolving workplace and classroom, we know that the way we work and learn may be changing. To keep up with that change, we wanted to share some of the possibilities of accessing Cadence......
View ArticleVirtuoso IC6.1.8 ISR10 and ICADVM18.1 ISR10 Now Available
The IC6.1.8 ISR10 and ICADVM18.1 ISR10 production releases are now available for download at Cadence Downloads . IC6.1.8 ISR10 ICADVM18.1 ISR10 For information on supported platforms, compatibility......
View ArticleRSA 2020: The Cryptographers' Panel
One of the big draws on the first day of the RSA Conference is always "The Cryptographers' Panel". The people on the panel vary. This year the panelists were: Whitfield Diffie of... [[ Click on the...
View ArticleFred Brooks: "It Is a Humbling Experience to Make a Multi-Million Dollar...
Cadence's Intelligent System Design strategy is about designing the systems of today and tomorrow. But it is instructive to learn lessons from people who built the systems of yesterday. One of... [[...
View ArticleVirtuosity: Are Your Layout Design Mansions Correct-by-Construction?
We live in a world where the idea of usability is to make products easy to use, make things easily accessible, and visually appealing. It's our constant endeavor to improve the usability of our... [[...
View ArticleThe Mythical Man-Month
This is a continuation of yesterday's post Fred Brooks "It Is a Humbling Experience to Make a Multi-Million Dollar Mistake" about Fred Brooks' experience developing the IBM System... [[ Click on the...
View ArticleBoardSurfers: Footprints for Silicon - Two Steps to Creating PCB Footprints
Longfellow's metaphorical footprints on the sands of time is more profound and eternal no doubt but a footprint for silicon (a form of sand isn't it?) is as important for PCB designers. So,... [[ Click...
View ArticleRSA: Emerging Threats, Ransomware, and IoT
I attended the recent RSA Conference in San Francisco. I wrote a post about some of the opening sessions, and the closing session, in RSA 2020: From Sulu to Penn & Teller . The Monday of the... [[...
View ArticleAre You Stuck While Synthesizing Your Design Due to Low-Power Issues? We Have...
Are you interested to know how to deal with low power challenges during design synthesis? Optimizing power can be a very convoluted and crucial process. To make design chips meet throughput goals... [[...
View ArticleIC Packagers: Don’t Get Stranded on Islands, Delete Them!
No, this isn’t a Hollywood movie. We’re talking about pieces of plane shapes with no connections to them, not an idyllic private oasis in the Caribbean (sorry). Removing shape islands is something......
View ArticleLinley Spring Processor Conference—In Your Own Living Room
The annual Linley Spring Processor Conference is coming up next week. It was planned to be in the Santa Clara Hyatt as always, spread over two full days. Well, that's obviously not happening.... [[...
View ArticleCadence Celebrates Women's History Month!
Women’s History Month recognizes the contributions of women to our history and society. It is a time to reflect on women’s achievements and encourage the continued advancement of gender equality. At......
View ArticleThe Integrand Story
Recently, Cadence acquired Integrand Software. I wrote a post about it, Designing Radios: Integrand , a few days later. As I said there: I was actually on the list of "need-to-know"... [[ Click on the...
View ArticleBoardSurfers: Allegro In-Design IR Drop Analysis: Essential for Optimal Power...
A ll PCB d esigner s know the importance of proper power delivery for successful board design. Integrated circuits need the power to turn on, and ICs with marginal power delivery will not operate... [[...
View ArticleGetting to Hyperscale Data Centers: Mainframes to Minicomputers
Over the years, the way computing has been delivered has gone through a number of cycles. Like most things in life, this is mostly driven by underlying economics that changes over time: what is the......
View ArticleGetting to Hyperscale Data Centers: PCs to Clouds
This post is a continuation of yesterday's post, Getting to Hyperscale Data Centers: Mainframes to Minicomputers . It continues the story from minicomputers to PCs, and then to today's... [[ Click on...
View ArticleSunday Brunch Video for 5th April 2020
www.youtube.com/watch Made in my living room (camera Carey Guo) Monday: RSA: Emerging Threats, Ransomware, and IoT Tuesday: Linley Spring Processor Conference—In Your Own Living Room Wednesday: The......
View ArticleFrom Castles and Moats to Zero-Trust Networking
The way that we handle enterprise security has changed dramatically. In the days of desktop computers and no internet, we divided the world into two: the castle, and outside, with a moat dividing...
View ArticleVirtuoso Meets Maxwell: What About My Die That Has No Bumps, Only Pad Shapes?...
'Virtuoso Meets Maxwell' is a blog series aimed at exploring the capabilities and potential of Virtuoso® RF Solution and Virtuoso MultiTech. So, how does Virtuoso meets Maxwell? Now, the... [[ Click on...
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