Virtuoso Meets Maxwell: Die Export Gets a Facelift
'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...
View ArticleWeekend Update
Okay, it's not the weekend, and this isn't Saturday Night Live . But it is an update. With only a handful of exceptions, I write one post per day of around a thousand words. That gives me a... [[ Click...
View ArticleBoardSurfers: Allegro In-Design Impedance Analysis: Screen your Routed Design...
Have you ever manufactured a printed circuit board (PCB) without analyzing all the routed signal traces? Most designers will say “yes, all the time.” Trace widths and spacing are set by constraints,......
View ArticleIC Packagers: Shape Connectivity in the Allegro Data Model
Those who work in the IC Packaging design space have some unique challenges. We bridge between the IC design world (90/45-degree traces with rectangular and octagonal pins) and the PCB domain... [[...
View ArticleRAMAC Park and the Origin of the Disk Drive
Did you know that there is a park in San Jose named after a disk drive? Actually, technically it is named after the first computer that used disk drives. You couldn't just go and buy a disk drive... [[...
View ArticleMy journey - From a Layout Designer to an Application Engineer
Today, we are living in the era where whatever we think of as an idea is not far from being implemented…thanks to machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) entering into the... [[ Click on...
View ArticleWhiteboard Wednesdays - Low Power SoC Design with High-Level Synthesis
In this week’s Whiteboard Wednesdays video, Dave Apte discusses how to create the lowest power design possible by using architectural exploration and Cadence’s Stratus HLS solution.... [[ Click on the...
View Article1G Mobile: AMPS, TOPS, C-450, Radiocom 2000, and All Those Japanese Ones
You can't read anything about technology these days without reading about 5G. But before there was 5G, there was 4G. And before that 3G, 2G, and 1G. A 0G even. For the next few Thursdays,... [[ Click...
View ArticleSpecman’s Callback Coverage API
Our customers’ tests have become more complex, longer, and consume more resources than before. This increases the need to optimize the regression while not compromising on coverage. Some advanced... [[...
View ArticleVirtuosity: Can You Build Lego Masterpieces with All Blocks of One Size?
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 ArticleLibrary Characterization Tidbits: Recharacterize What Matters - Save Time!
Recently, I read an article about how failure is the stepping stone to success in life. It instantly struck a chord and a thought came zinging from nowhere about what happens to the failed arcs of a......
View ArticleLinley Processor Conference 2020 Keynote
The Linley Processor Conference always opens with a keynote by Linley Gwenapp giving an overview of processors in whatever is the hottest area. Most of the other presentations during the conference......
View Article2019 HF1 Release for Clarity, Celsius, and Sigrity Tools Now Available
The 2019 HF1 production release for Clarity, Celsius, and Sigrity Tools is now available for download at Cadence Downloads . SIGRITY2019 HF1 For information about supported platforms, compatibility......
View ArticleSunday Brunch Video for 3rd May 2020
www.youtube.com/watch Made on my balcony (camera Carey Guo) Monday: EDA101 Video Tuesday: Weekend Update Wednesday: RAMAC Park and the Origin of the Disk Drive Thursday: 1G Mobile: AMPS, TOPS,...
View ArticleSignoff in the Cloud
Here's a nightmare. You sign off your design with the usual margins. It is a 7nm chip that is meant to run at 3GHz. But it only runs at 2.7GHz. You get Cadence to help you work out what is going... [[...
View ArticleStart Your Engines: AMSD Flex – Your Instant Access to Latest Spectre Features!
Cadence ® Spectre ® AMS Designer is a high-performance mixed-signal simulation system. The ability to use multiple engines, and drive from a variety of platforms enables you to "rev... [[ Click on the...
View ArticleWally Rhines: Predicting Semiconductor Business Trends After Moore's Law
I recently attended a webinar presented by Wally Rhines about his new book, Predicting Semiconductor Business Trends After Moore's Law . Wally was the CEO of Mentor, as you probably know. Now he... [[...
View ArticleComputational Software: A New Paradigm for EDA Tools
Cadence has a new white paper out on Computational Software . I've written on these topics in Breakfast Bytes, most recently in the posts: Computational Software System Analysis: Computational... [[...
View ArticleIC Packagers: Advanced In-Design Symbol Editing
We have talked about aspects of the in-design symbol edit application mode in the past. This is the environment specific to the Allegro® Package Designer Plus layout tools allowing you to work... [[...
View Article2G: Mobile Goes Digital
In last week's post, 1G Mobile: AMPS, TOPS, C-450, Radiocom 2000, and All Those Japanese Ones . I covered 1G mobile, the first analog standards. Then we went digital. 2G The Nordic countries... [[...
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