Practical Chip Design

Brian Bailey - March 21, 2012

Brian Bailey explores how IC design teams work: the struggle for power efficiency and performance, wrestling with semiconductor processes and design methodologies, the challenges of global design teams. How do we somehow herd architecture, IP, design and verification into a successful tape-out?

The truth about Cloud security

05.16.2013

It has almost become a truth that the Cloud does not work for EDA, but who is telling us that and who has tried it? Read More...

IP no longer the Wild West

05.09.2013

The intellectual property business has matured a lot and can no longer be considered the wild west, or can it... Read More...

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Design from the ground up may give Invarian an edge

04.30.2013

There is more than one way to break into the EDA market. Often it is just by addressing the needs of today... Read More...

IP should stand for Intellectual Partnership

04.25.2013

Property is sold and after the transaction the buyer has little connection with the seller. That is not the case with IP. It is a partnership that starts with the sale... Read More...

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Book review: An ASIC Low Power Primer

04.16.2013

Need to know about standards associated with low-power design? This book covers the ones you are most likely to encounter with a step-by-step guide to low power design… Read More...

Which is better - graphics or text?

04.10.2013

The question about the superiority of text or graphics as an input language seems to be flaring up again with the release of Xilinx’s IP integration tool, delivered as part of Vivado… Read More...

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Chip design – it’s not rocket science

04.02.2013

How many times have you heard the expression – it’s not rocket science, when applied to something that is generally not considered to be the most highly technical subject on this planet… Read More...

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Digital paradigm breaking down

03.27.2013

Is the digital abstraction paradigm breaking down? It appears to me as if it is and the EDA companies have to hold it together to save Read More...

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Consolidation and EDA innovation

03.19.2013

74% of people think that consolidation in the EDA industry hurts innovation. I don't agree and here is why... Read More...

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Book excerpt: Analog Design and Simulation using OrCAD Capture and PSpice - Part 3

03.12.2013

This book is an introductory text for those wishing to learn about analog design and verification. In this blog, chapter 10 on the subject of Monte Carlo analysis is provided... Read More...

DVCon Panel: Verification planning

03.07.2013

Panels are meant to make the audience think, and a recent panel at DVCon certainly did for me. The subject was verification planning and it turns out it looks a little like Picasso… Read More...

Book excerpt: Analog Design and Simulation using OrCAD Capture and PSpice - Part 2

03.06.2013

This book is an introductory text for those wishing to learn about analog design and verification. In this blog, chapter 7 on the subject of transient analysis is provided... Read More...

The role of conferences

03.01.2013

Why do conferences still exist and people pay a lot of money to attend and travel? DVCon showed me why it is worth every penny... Read More...

Book excerpt: Analog Design and Simulation using OrCAD Capture and PSpice

02.21.2013

This book is an introductory text for those wishing to learn about analog design and verification. In this blog, chapter 5 on the subject of parametric sweeps is presented. Read More...

Digital design curriculum

02.14.2013

If you could define a dream curriculum for digital designers, what would it contain? Read More...

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Who cares about EMI?

02.07.2013

As a digital designer, EMI is not one of the concepts I think about every day – OK, almost never, but perhaps I should and where does that current go to anyways… Read More...

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Book review: Analog Design and Simulation using OrCAD Capture and PSpice

01.31.2013

This book is an introductory text for those wishing to learn about analog design and verification. While it uses OrCad tools, it provides a firm foundation for any other tools you may happen to choose… Read More...

PCIe 3.0 Equalization

01.24.2013

Do you know about all of the kinds of equalization necessary to get a PCIs 3.0 implementation running at 8Gbps? If not, then this webinar may help you understand what is necessary… Read More...

Book excerpt: Variation-Aware Design of Custom Integrated Circuits - Final

01.22.2013

This book looks at the subject of variations in a chip’s operating conditions and random variations across the chip. Finding out if the chip will provide sufficient yield is paramount to business success… Read More...

Mergers and acquisitions for 2013

01.18.2013

What can we expect 2013 to bring in terms of mergers and acquisitions? Here is what the industry has to say about it... Read More...

Technology predictions for 2013

01.10.2013

What does 2013 have in store within the semiconductor industry? Several industry experts throw in their suggestions... Read More...

A sneak peek into DesignCon

01.02.2013

Trying to decide how to spend your time at DesignCon? This blog gives you a peek into track 1 - Chip-Level Design for Signal/Power Integrity... Read More...

Book excerpt: Variation-Aware Design of Custom Integrated Circuits

12.13.2012

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Silicon Photonics

12.12.2012

Silicon photonics is most certain a hot topic area these days as a number of companies work out how to overcome the challenges of putting optical components onto silicon using standard production techniques... Read More...

Accuracy or fidelity?

12.06.2012

Do I require high accuracy or high fidelity in my tools. The answer depends upon what you are trying to accomplish and the types of decisions you are making... Read More...

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Best of the Web: November 30th 2012

11.30.2012

My favorite articles and blogs from around the web in the past week related to EDA and IP… Read More...

One Standard – not likely

11.28.2012

The great thing about standards is that there are plenty to choose from, but why can’t we just have one… Read More...

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Coverage for functional verification

11.21.2012

Without functional coverage, the verification process would be like playing pin the tail on the donkey. That may be a fun party game, but not what you want with your next chip. Mentor helps you understand it better… Read More...

The cloud is just the start of a major new trend

11.16.2012

Cloud computing has been getting a lot of attention, but it is just a small piece of a bigger trend – the Internet of Things and a new generation of embedded systems. Find out all about it in a series of upcoming webinars. Read More...

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