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What Would Joe Do?
DAC 2012: Wicked Wednesday in San Francisco May 17, 2012
DAC looms! If you do nothing else on Wednesday, June 6th, at the Design Automation Conference be sure to attend the second of the two keynotes. Intel’s Brad Heaney will be talking about “designing a 22nm Intel Architecture …
DAC looms! If you do nothing else on Wednesday, June 6th, at the Design Automation Conference be sure to attend the second of the two keynotes. Intel’s Brad Heaney will be talking about “designing a 22nm Intel Architecture …
What's PR got to do with it?
Atrenta’s unified platform May 15, 2012
Maybe Atrenta is saying goodbye to the thought-bubble guy..... Atrenta's SpyGlass has always been the dominant name in the company's brand portfolio,and for good …
Maybe Atrenta is saying goodbye to the thought-bubble guy..... Atrenta's SpyGlass has always been the dominant name in the company's brand portfolio,and for good …
The Dominion of Design
Sizzling new offerings from HP May 10, 2012
It seems that HP has invested in its hardware division big time with several unveilings this week, including notebook PCs, the HP Photosmart 5520 e-All-in-One printer, Ultrabook and Sleekbook offerings as well as for businesses, the HP t410 …
It seems that HP has invested in its hardware division big time with several unveilings this week, including notebook PCs, the HP Photosmart 5520 e-All-in-One printer, Ultrabook and Sleekbook offerings as well as for businesses, the HP t410 …
IEEE CEDA Corner
Stanford’s Mark Horowitz to Present Talk on Digital Analog Design During DAC May 8, 2012
The CEDA Distinguished Speaker Series continues with a presentation on Digital Analog Design from Mark Horowitz, chairman of Stanford University’s Electrical Engineering Department, that will be held during this year’s Design Automation …
The CEDA Distinguished Speaker Series continues with a presentation on Digital Analog Design from Mark Horowitz, chairman of Stanford University’s Electrical Engineering Department, that will be held during this year’s Design Automation …
Industry Commentary
New Commentary: Morning at the Oasys May 7, 2012
Dear faithful blog reader: Please take a few minutes and read the May 07, 2012 EDA Commentary. It presents the story pf the origins and recent happenings at OASYS DESIGN SYSTEMS. You may reach the EDA Commentary on OASYS via two …
Dear faithful blog reader: Please take a few minutes and read the May 07, 2012 EDA Commentary. It presents the story pf the origins and recent happenings at OASYS DESIGN SYSTEMS. You may reach the EDA Commentary on OASYS via two …
Gabe's EDA Update
Do What I Mean, Not What I Say May 7, 2012
A little over a month ago, Vaishnav Gorur of Real Intent published an article on Tech Forum with the title "Blindsided by a Glitch". The article provides good design guidelines while pointing out that following the guidelines is not always …
A little over a month ago, Vaishnav Gorur of Real Intent published an article on Tech Forum with the title "Blindsided by a Glitch". The article provides good design guidelines while pointing out that following the guidelines is not always …
ForEVEr
Emulation Evolved, Part 2 May 7, 2012
In my previous blog post, I began an exploration of the evolution of emulation. Indeed, over the years emulation has evolved into a mandatory component of the SoC realization process, offering multi-MHz performance, improved time-to-emulation, and …
In my previous blog post, I began an exploration of the evolution of emulation. Indeed, over the years emulation has evolved into a mandatory component of the SoC realization process, offering multi-MHz performance, improved time-to-emulation, and …
Real Talk
A Page is Turned May 3, 2012
Deciding on making a career change is always an interesting journey. Most recently you probably knew me as 'that guy who does the video interviews over at EDACAfe. ' You may not know that I have a history of Corporate Marketing roles at …
Deciding on making a career change is always an interesting journey. Most recently you probably knew me as 'that guy who does the video interviews over at EDACAfe. ' You may not know that I have a history of Corporate Marketing roles at …
EDA Careers Corner and News
A Must Read: The Most Common Catastrophic Interviewing Mistakes Made By Companies… April 11, 2012
This column is my first column covering one topic. The contents are so insightful, even incredibly beneficial, and should be a must read for anyone involved in any part of the interviewing process. I believe that much of it will lead to better …
This column is my first column covering one topic. The contents are so insightful, even incredibly beneficial, and should be a must read for anyone involved in any part of the interviewing process. I believe that much of it will lead to better …
Video Roundup
Optimizing Parmeterized EM Shapes in AWR’s AXIEM 3D Planar Analysis Tool March 30, 2012
Dr. Jaakko Juntunen, Head of EM Applications for AWR Europe present on the optimization of parameterized EM shapes in the AXIEM 2011 3D planar analysis design tool.
Dr. Jaakko Juntunen, Head of EM Applications for AWR Europe present on the optimization of parameterized EM shapes in the AXIEM 2011 3D planar analysis design tool.
IP Showcase
Hard IP, an introduction to increasing ROI for VLSI Chip designs March 27, 2012
I came across Peter Rohr's book on Hard IP, an introduction to increasing ROI for VLSI Chip designs and thought it would be a good addition to the online books we have at EDACafe.com. With help from Colby Zelnik, at Sagantec, I contacted Peter …
I came across Peter Rohr's book on Hard IP, an introduction to increasing ROI for VLSI Chip designs and thought it would be a good addition to the online books we have at EDACafe.com. With help from Colby Zelnik, at Sagantec, I contacted Peter …
Verification is No Simulation
Getting started with the UVM – Using the Register Modeling package November 15, 2011
Adopting SystemVerilog can be challenging to some, and learning the UVM at the same time might seem overwhelming. There is no getting over the fact that if you are going to develop any reasonably sized testbench in SystemVerilog, you need to learn …
Adopting SystemVerilog can be challenging to some, and learning the UVM at the same time might seem overwhelming. There is no getting over the fact that if you are going to develop any reasonably sized testbench in SystemVerilog, you need to learn …
EDA Thoughts
DAC 2011 Trip Reports – Mostly Transistor Level Tools June 17, 2011
2011 was the year of the foundry (TSMC, Globalfoundries, Samsung) at DAC in San Diego. The foundries had bigger booths, bigger events, were on more panel sessions, and had more marketing influence than any other year that I can remember. The …
2011 was the year of the foundry (TSMC, Globalfoundries, Samsung) at DAC in San Diego. The foundries had bigger booths, bigger events, were on more panel sessions, and had more marketing influence than any other year that I can remember. The …
AWR Insights
Stop waiting. Start surfing. – Part 2 April 14, 2011
So did you? Stop waiting and start (fill in the blank) ? The reason this part 2 blog took so long to write is that it took me this long to actually start surfing. While I had great intentions to get going with this new adventure, I must …
So did you? Stop waiting and start (fill in the blank) ? The reason this part 2 blog took so long to write is that it took me this long to actually start surfing. While I had great intentions to get going with this new adventure, I must …
Global Business in EDA
Are you missing the opportunity to go global? These tips will signal if you are ready March 6, 2011
Expanding business overseas is important. If you are a small EDA vendor, going global before you are ready can be suicidal. Here are some signals that can help you decide you if you are ready to go global. Have you been successful at …
Expanding business overseas is important. If you are a small EDA vendor, going global before you are ready can be suicidal. Here are some signals that can help you decide you if you are ready to go global. Have you been successful at …
Become Your Customers
Open Electrons
Milkymist: pushing further the limits of electronics openness November 7, 2010
Everyone has heard of open source software, but can the same principles be applied to hardware? Some people argue that hardware is so expensive to manufacture and modify that it prevents hobbyists from contributing, and thus stifles …
Everyone has heard of open source software, but can the same principles be applied to hardware? Some people argue that hardware is so expensive to manufacture and modify that it prevents hobbyists from contributing, and thus stifles …
Guest Blogger
Think Parallel First, Then Cloud for EDA July 20, 2010
Cloud computing was the subject of much interest and discussion at this year’s DAC. While I acknowledge that the cloud will play an increasingly important role in our business, its displacement of today’s semiconductor design practices is …
Cloud computing was the subject of much interest and discussion at this year’s DAC. While I acknowledge that the cloud will play an increasingly important role in our business, its displacement of today’s semiconductor design practices is …
Stan on Standards
Japan & SystemC July 15, 2010
With all of the excitement in the “front end” of the SOC design/verification/modeling community about Accellera’s UVM, it is easy to loose track of work being done around another significant front end language—SystemC. For those not aware, …
With all of the excitement in the “front end” of the SOC design/verification/modeling community about Accellera’s UVM, it is easy to loose track of work being done around another significant front end language—SystemC. For those not aware, …
Power to masses
47th DAC Innovations – Career Seminar and Panel discussion organized by Women in Electronic Design (WWED) May 19, 2010
I have resolved to continue my blogging whenever I get a chance, now that I have been employed full-time. Before I blog about low power, I want to share something that is dear to my heart. Every year DAC features a number of innovative programs …
I have resolved to continue my blogging whenever I get a chance, now that I have been employed full-time. Before I blog about low power, I want to share something that is dear to my heart. Every year DAC features a number of innovative programs …
Helen Perlegos Blog
How much do you know about Social Media? November 13, 2009
Helen Perlegos, Social Media Manager, IBSystems I had the opportunity to attend the Social Media WorldForum at the Convention Center in Santa Clara, California this week. The two day event allowed attendees to participate in one hour workshops …
Helen Perlegos, Social Media Manager, IBSystems I had the opportunity to attend the Social Media WorldForum at the Convention Center in Santa Clara, California this week. The two day event allowed attendees to participate in one hour workshops …
State of EDA
Cadence does social media November 10, 2009
Just posted an interview with the Cadence Social Media team on State of the Media. Cadence has been playing in the SM fields for some time and is predicting even bigger things in the coming months. A lot of what they do should be copied. What …
Just posted an interview with the Cadence Social Media team on State of the Media. Cadence has been playing in the SM fields for some time and is predicting even bigger things in the coming months. A lot of what they do should be copied. What …
Thursday's Child
X-FAB: High-temp mission profile September 19, 2009
Headquartered in Germany, X-FAB is a foundry with manufacturing operations in Erfurt and Dresden, Plymouth in the U.K., Lubbock in Texas, and Kuching, Sarawak in Malaysia. On September 8th, X-FAB made an interesting announcement with the …
Headquartered in Germany, X-FAB is a foundry with manufacturing operations in Erfurt and Dresden, Plymouth in the U.K., Lubbock in Texas, and Kuching, Sarawak in Malaysia. On September 8th, X-FAB made an interesting announcement with the …
EDA Venture
Of investors, bloggers and customers July 24, 2009
Much hay has been made recently of industry transitions with the first two categories and their role in the development and adoption of new technologies. Of investors, people have said that they have been risk averse and reluctant to put money in …
Much hay has been made recently of industry transitions with the first two categories and their role in the development and adoption of new technologies. Of investors, people have said that they have been risk averse and reluctant to put money in …
