Blog Post: Epaper your LaunchPad
Published. March 6, 2014

Electronic paper (Epaper), enabled by E Ink technology offers a unique solution for applications where a display is necessary, but power is not. The only time power is needed, is when updating the display. For use-cases such as electronic shelf labeling, Epaper's unique ability to maintain an image after power has been cutoff is ideal. When paired with an ultra-low-power MSP430 microcontroller, this can be an exciting solution!   Wondering how to get started quickly?  Pervasive...

PCB Signal and Power Integrity Tech Corner

How to connect a capacitor?
Published. March 6, 2014

Capacitors are the backbone of a board power distribution network, or PDN.  However, just as important as having the capacitors connected to the PDN is how they are connected.  If you think that connecting them with inch-long 5-mil traces is a good idea, you might want to reconsider (or maybe you are still living in […]...

Branden Williams' Security Coverage Blog

PCI Compliance, 4e!
Published. March 5, 2014

You read that right! The Fourth Edition of the book is now green-lit, and Anton & I are hard at work bringing you new updates for PCI DSS 3.0, the SAQs, and two new chapters focused entirely on Cloud/Virtualization and Mobile. We expect the book to be out later this year through your favorite channels. […]...

Nominations Close Soon for the Innovators Under 35 List
Published. March 5, 2014

Help us find fascinating people.One of the most popular features we produce at MIT Technology Review depends on extensive input from the public. It’s our annual report on 35 important innovators under the age of 35. Anyone can nominate a candidate. In fact, that’s where some of our best suggestions originate. So please nominate anyone who is doing original and inspiring work in energy, computing and the Web, communications, materials, or biomedicine. (Feel free to nominate yourself.) We’re...

Lg R510 Batteries for Lg R510 Laptop online shop
Published. March 5, 2014

This [Lg R510 battery](http://www.newbattery.ca/Lg-R510-battery.html) maked with Hi-Quality battery cells, which is guaranteed to meet OEM specifications. All Lg R510 laptop batteries on sale have passed the strict quality control tests that ensure they will work well. We offer 30-day money-back refund on every Lg R510 battery we sell.http://www.newbattery.ca/Lg-R510-battery.html...

scalability.org

Just created a new external dns on Digital Ocean
Published. March 4, 2014

About 2 years ago, we had an issue with an internal server blowing up, taking data and config with it. I resolved to place some of our core infrastructure (external DNS, etc.) beyond our virtual boundaries, so we could maintain email/web presence in the event of a power or server issue. This has proven to […]...

Denali Memory Blog

Android Audio Offload Explained at Mobile World Congress
Published. March 3, 2014

Want to lower power in your next AndroidTM device? Look to the industry's first Android-compatible technology for a licensed audio DSP. The Tensilica® HiFi Audio Tunneling for Android takes full advantage of the enhancements in the recent KitKat release to prolong  battery life, cutting audio processing power by up to 14X, which results in double the smartphone playback time.How does this cut the power? By completely offloading the audio from the host applications processor.  Until...

Green Hills Software

Samsung and Green Hills Mobile Announce Samsung KNOX Hypervisor -- Powered by INTEGRITY
Published. February 27, 2014

Government-Certified Mobile Hypervisor Now Available in Samsung KNOX Enterprise Solutions...

Tech Deseign Forums Blog

The high-power, low-energy option for TD-LTE
Published. February 27, 2014

Turning transmit power up may save energy on TD-LTE, according to envelope-tracking specialist Nujira.The post The high-power, low-energy option for TD-LTE appeared first on Tech Design Forum....

Rands In Repose

Friction, Pain, and Failure
Published. February 27, 2014

People bitch. Like, all the time. It’s 8:35am on a Friday and I’ve already bitched twice: once about the weather and another time about the power flickering on and off. At work, Frank bitches as a last resort, when all else has failed, so I know to pay careful attention. Matt bitches all the time […]...

Wireless Sensor Networks Blog

400MHz RF transceiver geared for wireless smart energy apps
Published. February 26, 2014

A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics (IME) and Cubic Micro have developed and demonstrated a 400MHz radio frequency (RF) transceiver that claims to offer the highest power efficiency to deliver high quality signals over the industry’s widest coverage in wireless sensor network applications. The transceiver is integrated with a highly configurable base band that enables users to […]...

All About Microsoft

Microsoft Executive VP Julie Larson-Green moves from devices to services
Published. February 25, 2014

In seeming preparation for Microsoft's takeover of Nokia's handset business, the executive musical chairs recommences....

All About Microsoft

Microsoft Executive VP Julie Larson-Green moves from devices to services
Published. February 25, 2014

In seeming preparation for Microsoft's takeover of Nokia's handset business, the executive musical chairs recommences....

Urban Work Bench

Ice Pigging
Published. November 25, 2013

This post is not about farm animal rights, or some cruel porcine-based Japanese reality TV game-show. Check out the video above for a glimpse of the power of a technology recently introduced into the North American Market from the UK. It’s not hard to see from the video above that the pipes are getting cleaned […]This post was written by Mike Thomas for UrbanWorkbench.com ©2006-2014.Originally posted as Ice Pigging...

Comment on Were the Five Recent/Worst Mass Murderers in the US Democrats? by wink windsor
Published. January 28, 2014

I'll make a factual statement about all of the mass killers mentioned above: None of them were meat eating, gun toting, Bible thumping, 2nd Amendment loving Conservative Southern hunters. None. And no one is going to disarm us. Spend your time and energy some place else....

Conversation Central

Harnessing and Harvesting the Power of Social Media
Published. January 28, 2014

Guest: Eric Nystrom, Director, Social Media, Dell Host: Yvette Huygen, Director Worldwide Public Relations and Corporate Communications, Synopsys Inc. If your browser doesn’t support Flash, click here to download the show and play it locally. The social media revolution has rapidly taken over the business world.  Companies are striving to create social media strategies that work [...]...

ADI Success Verifying SoC Reset Using X-Propagation Technology - Video
Published. January 20, 2014

Analog Devices Inc. succeeded in both speeding up the simulation and debug productivity for verifying SoC reset.  In November 2013 at CDNLive India they presented a paper detailnig the new technology they applied to reset verification and eight bugs they found during the project.  We were able to catch up with Sri Ranganayakulu just after his presentation and captured this video explaining the key points in his paper.Sri had an established process for verifying...

Mocana Device Blog

Stuxnet Hit Russian Nuclear Plant As Well
Published. November 11, 2013

The founder of a Russian antivirus company, Eugene Kaspersky, alleges that at least one Russian nuclear power plant was hit severely with the Stuxnet malware. According to the Register, he made the comments last week during in interview with Australia’s National Press Club. He said only that a “friend” has shared the information with him […]The post Stuxnet Hit Russian Nuclear Plant As Well appeared first on Mocana DeviceLine Blog....

Mocana Device Blog

Stuxnet Hit Russian Nuclear Plant As Well
Published. November 11, 2013

The founder of a Russian antivirus company, Eugene Kaspersky, alleges that at least one Russian nuclear power plant was hit severely with the Stuxnet malware. According to the Register, he made the comments last week during in interview with Australia’s National Press Club. He said only that a “friend” has shared the information with him […]The post Stuxnet Hit Russian Nuclear Plant As Well appeared first on Mocana DeviceLine Blog....

New Capabilities in the C-to-Silicon Compiler 2013 Releases
Published. January 6, 2014

2013 was a banner year for high-level synthesis and C-to-Silicon Compiler in particular. We saw our customers take on over 75 new projects using C-to-Silicon, much of that coming from expanded adoption within our existing customers. These designs spanned everything from algorithm-intensive designs like image processors to control-dominated designs like H.265 and high-speed cache controllers to various mixtures such as automotive and networking applications. As part of this expansion effort, the...

Laptops and Desktops Blog

CES 2014: Acer readies $130 Iconia B1-720, $180 Iconia A1-830 Android tablets
Published. January 3, 2014

The budget 7-inch B1 gets slimmer and faster, while the 7.9-inch A1 upgrades to an Intel Atom processor....

Soft Talk - Multicore and Parallel Programming

The Power of Open Source
Published. December 18, 2012

Sometimes open source can be a misunderstood part of the software industry – is it made up of developers that are working for free? Or are these developers getting a free education?  Do we have any idea how many people are developing using open source? A recent article by analyst house Forrester showed that five […]...

U.S. to Investigate General Service Lamp Efficiency Standard
Published. December 20, 2013

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has just initiated a rulemaking and data collection process focused on developing an energy efficiency standard for general service lamps (GSL). The term GSL covers a wide range of lighting technologies, including incandescent, compact fluorescent (CFLs), light-emitting diode (LED), organic light-emitting diode (OLED), and any other lamps that satisfy [...]...

Brian's Brain

Cyclone V SoC Development Kit Features Optimized Power Supply
Published. December 18, 2013

Get an optimized power design for your system with the ARM-based Cyclone V SoC Development Kit. Its Enpirion power increases power efficiency and reduces bill-of-material (BOM) costs while also saving valuable board space...

Cyclone V SoC Development Kit Features Optimized Power Supply
Published. December 18, 2013

Get an optimized power design for your system with the ARM-based Cyclone V SoC Development Kit. Its Enpirion power increases power efficiency and reduces bill-of-material (BOM) costs while also saving valuable board space...

Cyclone V SoC Development Kit Features Optimized Power Supply
Published. December 18, 2013

Get an optimized power design for your system with the ARM-based Cyclone V SoC Development Kit. Its Enpirion power increases power efficiency and reduces bill-of-material (BOM) costs while also saving valuable board space...

Cyclone V SoC Development Kit Features Optimized Power Supply
Published. December 18, 2013

Get an optimized power design for your system with the ARM-based Cyclone V SoC Development Kit. Its Enpirion power increases power efficiency and reduces bill-of-material (BOM) costs while also saving valuable board space...

Cyclone V SoC Development Kit Features Optimized Power Supply
Published. December 18, 2013

Get an optimized power design for your system with the ARM-based Cyclone V SoC Development Kit. Its Enpirion power increases power efficiency and reduces bill-of-material (BOM) costs while also saving valuable board space...

FPGA Blog

Xilinx and Alpha Data Announce Collaboratively Developed FPGA Acceleration Networking Processing Board
Published. December 2, 2013

Alpha Data’s ADM-PCIE-7V3 FPGA processing card uses a Xilinx-7 FPGA for a power-efficient, high-performance acceleration. The card is targeted to increasing data throughput optimizing computing cluster performance for data center applications. Read more Xilinx and Alpha Data Announce Collaboratively Developed FPGA Acceleration Networking Processing BoardTwitter @fpgablog : : Free Publications : : Jobs : : […]...

EDA Blog

Vishay Intertechnology Announces Extension to Precision High-Power Thin Film Chip Resistors
Published. November 21, 2013

Discrete semiconductor and passive electronic component manufacturer Vishay Intertechnology’s PHP series of precision high-power thin film chip resistors are now extended to compact 0603 and 0805 cases for power ratings of 0.375 W and 0.675 W. The resistors are optimized for medical imaging, industrial, telecomm, and instrumentation applications. Read more: Vishay Intertechnology Announces Extension to […]...

Maximum Power Point Conversion for Solar Applications – Training Opp
Published. January 7, 2012

From: http://www.em.avnet.com/evs/home/0,1707,RID%253D0%2526CID%253D50625%2526CCD%253DUSA%2526SID%253D32214%2526DID%253DDF2%2526LID%253D32233%2526BID%253DDF2%2526CTP%253DEVS,00.html Register today to have an Avnet representative contact you to schedule this On-Ramp Technical Session. Microchip has created a solution that allows a product to get the maximum power out of a solar panel to power a remote application. The Maximum Power Point Converter (MPPC) is essentially a DC-to-DC converter. The DC...

Linux and Open Source

IBM will be bringing KVM Linux virtualization to Power in 2014
Published. December 7, 2013

KVM, the long a popular x86 Linux virtualization technology, will appear in IBM's Power architecture in 2014....

Electronics Engineering Video Blog Podcast

EEVblog PVoutput.org Team
Published. November 28, 2013

For those with a solar power system, and an account on PVoutput.org, I’ve created a new EEVblog team you can join here: http://pvoutput.org/listteam.jsp?tid=778 That allows us to see how much energy the EEVblog community is generating and a whole. My current solar power system data is here: http://pvoutput.org/list.jsp?id=22501&sid=20402&v=0...

#CHIPS: "Synthetic Biology to Enhance Semiconductors"
Published. October 23, 2013

Hybrid bio-chips, that integrate living cells with semiconductors, is the ultimate goal of the Semiconductor Research Corporation's new Semiconductor Synthetic Biology program. Along the way it plans to use DNA to pattern chips and to emulate the low-power efficiency of biological cells with cytomorphic-semiconductor circuit design: R. Colin Johnson @NextGenLogDNA-templates will guide their self-assembly of chip interconnects at sub-five nanometer nodes.Further Reading...

Law & Life: Silicon Valley

Powerful Combination for the Future of Computing: FOSS and Cloud
Published. November 14, 2013

The Open Source Summit in Hong Kong last week demonstrates the power of the open source methodology and the OpenStack community. The Summit was the first OpenStack Foundation conference outside of the United States and attracted over 3,000 attendees from over 50 countries (significantly more than the Summit in Portland). OpenStack has grown [...]...

Kiran Bulusu’s Blog

How do you launch a hardware startup?
Published. August 28, 2013

This is a repost of my  answer on Quora . Whether its hardware or software or any product, spend lot of time and energy in customer development . Finding out what users want and think they will pay for is more critical than what we think will be cool for them. Since HW involves lot of capital, […]Related Posts:Personalization of Silicon and need for Design Flow…Framework For Creating An Hardware Startup For EE StudentsStartups: Applying lean methodology and business model…Startup...

Chris A. Ciufo on All Things Embedded

End of an embedded era: Emerson De-”Mots” Motorola Embedded
Published. August 6, 2013

As Emerson Network Power gets sold off to Platinum Equity, Motorola Computer Group, Force Computer, Artesyn, and more names may disappear into the history books soon. 8/7/13 UPDATE: Several people have commented that the napkin analysis below neglects to account for … Continue reading →...

John Day

Lithium-Ion Battery Innovation
Published. October 18, 2013

ams AG has come up with what it says is “a vastly simplified and more robust” way to monitor and balance cells in lithium ion battery systems, including those in hybrid and electric vehicles. Bernd Gessner, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Automotive Business at ams, says the currently prevailing method of cell balancing [...]...

Verification Horizons Blog

IEEE Standards Association Symposium on EDA Interoperability
Published. October 15, 2013

Low Power Flow Kicks-off Symposium In the world of electronic design automation, as an idea takes hold and works its way from thought to silicon, numerous tools are used by engineers and the like to help bring a good idea to product fruition.  Standards play a key and important role to help move your user [...]...

Gabe On EDA

Gallium Nitrate (GaN) Not Just For LEDs Anymore
Published. September 17, 2013

The Cambridge Centre for Gallium Nitrate says that GaN " is probably the most important semiconductor material since silicon. It can be used to emit brilliant light in the form of light emitting diodes (LEDs) and laser diodes, as well as being the key material for next generation high frequency, high power transistors capable of operating at high temperatures." read more...

Frank Schirrmeister Blog

Getting Ready for ESL with Emulation!
Published. August 13, 2013

Next week on Monday, August 19th, Gary Smith will run a webinar called "ESL - Are You Ready?" Atrenta's Mike Gianfagna, fellow co-blogger Jason Andrews, and I have had discussions with Gary since DAC in Austin about how the ESL flow has changed. One of the key new items is that hardware-assisted verification, especially emulation, has become the heartbeat of system design flows. Gary will give an interesting system design overview and update with Mike, Jason, and myself standing by...

The Java Posse

Java Posse #426
Published. August 4, 2013

Roundup ‘13 - Teaching and Mentoring Fully formatted shownotes can always be found at http://javaposse.com Special thanks to D.J. Hagberg and Peter Pilgrim for the excellent show notes for this session. Creating curruculum on GitHub for examples - short, small Coursera Pair Programming LaTeX Beamer Write the code first for examples Presentation Patterns - Book Herding Racehorses & Racing Sheep - Dave Thomas presentation Edward Tufte - separate presentations from a "read-ahead"...

GROG: Green Tech Blog

Realistic Reasons to Back Solar Power
Published. July 3, 2013

Realistic Reasons to Back Solar Power To think that humans know everything there is to know about science and the natural evolution of our planet is nothing short of asinine. Technology has been developed to allow us to understand our position in the cosmos better, but should we call ourselves experts? There is still so […]...

Re: create power and ground pins
Published. June 18, 2013

A new-ish command called "createPGPin" was created to do this. Do you see that available in the version you're using?Hope so... ...

Re: create power and ground pins
Published. June 18, 2013

A new-ish command called "createPGPin" was created to do this. Do you see that available in the version you're using?Hope so... ...

Accelerating Time to Market with ARM Software Development Tools and the Cadence System Development Suite
Published. June 4, 2013

In one of the Monday presentations at the Cadence DAC Theater, Ronan Synnott from ARM talked about how ARM Software Development Tools such as DS-5 interact with the Cadence System Development Suite. I thought it would be good to provide a more detailed example of how DS-5 interacts with the Cadence Virtual System Platform.Some time ago, we decided that Eclipse was the best infrastructure to build our software development environment for VSP. Today's DAC presentation by Ronan and this more detailed...

New Specman Coverage Engine - Extensions Under Subtypes
Published. May 28, 2013

This is first in a series of three blog posts that are going to present some powerful enhancements that were added to Specman 12.2 in order to ease the modeling of a multi-instance coverage environment. In this blog we're going to focus on the first enhancement, while the other two enhancements will be described in the following coverage blogs.Starting with Specman 12.2, one can define the coverage options per subtype. Using per-instance, Specman checks the subtypes of each instance,...

Multi-programmable non-volatile memory on standard 40-nm CMOS
Published. April 17, 2013

A wide range of wireless SoCs supporting near field communication (NFC), Bluetooth, 802.11, and other radio applications can reduce both system power and cost by integrating multiple time programmable (MTP) non-volatile memory (NVM) on-chip. The MTP NVM can be used for field updatable lookup tables (for routing NFC packets), device matching (in the case of [...]...

The Moth

Effectiveness and Efficiency
Published. April 13, 2013

In the professional environment, i.e. at work, I am always seeking personal growth and to be challenged. The result is that my assignments, my work list, my tasks, my goals, my commitments, my [insert whatever word resonates with you] keep growing (in scope and desired impact). Which in turn means I have to keep finding new ways to deliver more value, while not falling into the trap of working more hours. To do that I continuously evaluate both my effectiveness and my efficiency. EFFECTIVENESS ...

Why can’t I get enough current out of this battery charger IC?
Published. March 18, 2013

With the increasing popularity of portable devices, demands on rechargeable batteries have driven the growth of its surrounding electronics, such as battery protection IC  and battery charger IC. Battery capacity below 500 mAh is a popular category for small form factor products.  In such applications, LDO (low drop out) regulator based architecture is often used [...]...

Joel on Software

Town Car Version Control
Published. March 12, 2013

The team at Fog Creek is releasing a major new version of Kiln today. Kiln is a distributed version control system. One of the biggest new features is Kiln Harmony, which lets you operate on Kiln repositories using either Git or Mercurial. So you can push changes to a Kiln repo using Git and then pull them using Mercurial. This means that you never have to decide whether you want to use Git or Mercurial. Religious war: averted. But, I’m getting ahead of myself! For those of you that have been...

DVCon 2013: Functional Verification Is EDA’s “Killer App”
Published. March 11, 2013

With another year of record attendance, DVCon has again proven that a functional verification-focused mix of trade show and technical conference is what customers need to get their jobs done.  Here are some of the some of the highlights I took away from this informative event:DVCon 2013 was a one stop shop for panels, papers, posters,live demos, and tutorials on functional verification* Great panels on Verification Planning and Drastically Improving D&VTwo panels at the conference provided valuable...

Dana Gardner's BriefingsDirect

Cloud, mobile adding value to Agile development methods, even in bite-sized chunks
Published. March 8, 2013

Agile software development is increasingly enabling developers to better create applications that meet user needs quickly, and the advent of increased mobile apps development is further accelerating its power....

EUV and eBeam at SPIE ADV Litho 2013
Published. March 1, 2013

While the main manufacturing flows are still focusing on optical lithography, eBeam and EUV are still making progress on advancements waiting for their chance in the main flow of the fab line. EUV is still working on power and throughput. A challenge for the industry is the dual sided consolidation for the advanced node development. [...]...

GreenTech Pastures

Mainstreaming our green technology coverage
Published. February 28, 2013

For future news about data center efficiency, energy management software and other cleantech issues, consult ZDNet's core topic and news blogs. It's always on our mind....

CEA Digital Dialogue

Industry Makes Progress on Set-Top Box Energy Conservation
Published. February 25, 2013

CEA, National Cable & Telecommunications Association works to create savings for American consumers....

Ed Burnette's Dev Connection

On the road to Google I/O 2012
Published. June 26, 2012

Ed wishes fervently for the invention of the matter-energy transporter. Or at least a first class ticket....

Magic Blue Smoke

Low Power Static Checks
Published. August 12, 2010

There seem to be some confusion about types of checks that need to be performed on a Low Power Design. In the Low Power static check world, following 3 types of analysis can be done on a design, in addition to various other checks. (a) Critique Check     Power State Table is Golden here and [...]...

USB Power Delivery Profiles
Published. September 11, 2012

  The USB Power Delivery standard will allow up to 100W of power to be delivered to or from devices.    There is an error in the first slide.  Correction is after the Jump Keep in mind that the power provided over USB is limited by the wire gauge or thickness/diameter of the cable. More [...]...

4G LTE vs. 3G Power Mystery Explained
Published. August 9, 2012

  Last month we saw some interesting data in our investigation of energy efficiency of 4G LTE transmission versus 3G transmission on the new iPad. The data above suggests that in 4G LTE mode, the new iPad used roughly the same amount of energy (3.8Wh) for viewing our test movie (Star Trek, 2:06:46, 138MB) locally [...]...

Mophie Outs Thinnest Battery Case for iPhone 5
Published. February 6, 2013

Sandro Groganz, Open Source Marketing Consultant

Emotional Branding in Open Source
Published. July 17, 2012

The power of a brand lies in its ability to communicate core product attributes to consumers and evoke an emotional reaction from them. Every marketer knows that emotions can drive purchase decisions and so, a brand that is able to Continue reading →...

John Coyne's Embedded Blog

Compact 7 Webcast–June 19th!
Published. May 21, 2012

  Our Windows Embedded Compact 7 team is hosting a Webcast on June 19th! Image Tuning to balance Performance and Power in Windows Embedded Compact 7 The demands of the embedded world make creating the best image possible an absolute requirement. ...(read more)...

BCL Team Blog

Overriding part registration conventions with the MEF attributes [Nick]
Published. November 3, 2011

This post discusses features in the preview version of MEF, and some details may change between now and the full release. One of the big advances made in the new MEF preview is a convention-driven programming model aimed at eliminating repetitive attribute usage. In this new model, the MEF attributes like Export and Import have a new role as the clean and powerful mechanism for overriding the registration conventions. Configuration by exception The power in convention-driven rules is that they require...

Robin Bornoff's Blog

Experiment vs. Simulation, Part 2: TIM Thermal Conductivity
Published. February 6, 2013

The temperature rise that electronic components attain in operation is due to 3 things. The power that they dissipate, the ambient temperature surrounding the product and the various thermal bottlenecks that the heat passes through on its journey from the source to the ambient. An accurate simulation requires all 3 aspects to be modelled correctly. [...]...

“Fight the Power!” – No, “Fight the Energy!”
Published. September 30, 2011

For years I have observed a simple confusion between power and energy leading designers to jump to odd conceptions about design alternatives. Power consumption is expressed in units such as milliWatts (mW) consumed over some suitably short interval of time.  To quote our modern oracle, Wikipedia, In its technical sense, power is not at all [...]...

Measuring Bipolar Transistor ft with Fixed Base-Collector Voltage
Published. June 12, 2012

Recently I had a question from reader. He asked a good question: "How do you to measure a bipolar transistor's ft when the base-collector voltage, Vbc, is fixed?" Attached is a modified version of the testbench that allows a user to measure ft with a fixed Vbc. While the aesthetics are not as pleasing as the original testbench, it does the job. The testbench is shown in Figure 1. The base of the bipolar transistor, the DUT, is grounded.  The collector of the transistor is connected...

Webinar: SOI Gives More Performance Per Watt, And There's An Easy Path
Published. August 20, 2010

If you've seen any of the recent buzz lately around Silicon-On-Insulator (SOI), you'd know that it's an excellent option that can enable you to meet lower power consumption and die area targets without sacrificing performance or functionality. This is why Cadence, ARM and IBM have partnered to provide you an easy path to silicon with the SOI process for your digital design, including production proven software, design kits and IP.   If you're a design manager or engineer, and...

Why the Demand for Acceleration and Emulation is Growing
Published. February 14, 2011

The dream of any marketer is a growing demand for its product line. Let me start this blog by quoting the System Realization (part of the Cadence EDA360 strategy) section from the transcript of the recent (Q4) Cadence earnings call. "In April (2010), we introduced the Verification Computing Platform, enabling emulation, acceleration, and simulation all on one single platform. Customers who are designing SoCs at 40nm and below find this product necessary to meet the time-to-market and quality targets....

DATE Spotlights System Development University Investment in Europe
Published. March 10, 2011

In this guest blog Markus Winterholer, R&D engineer at Cadence, explains why he's attending the University Booth at the DATE Conference in Grenoble, France March 14-18. I’m getting ready for a busy upcoming week with DATE conference in Grenoble, France. Besides organizing a workshop and a panel about embedded system debug and test, presenting Cadence ESL tools at the Europractice event and helping representing Cadence at GlobalFoundries (booth 1& 2), I’m squeezing customer...

Webinar by XtremeEDA on system realization on September 8th
Published. September 6, 2010

The first webinar in the series of webinars organized by Cadence with the System Realization Alliance partners is by XtremeEDA on September 8th at 10AM Pacific time. To register click here.About the WebinarDesigning integrated circuits from RTL brought about a revolution in semiconductor design about 15 years ago. It was much simpler than assembling transistors by hand. The new methodology made it possible to hire people with less transistor/logic experience and qualifications to do the job...

Infinite Playbook for the Verification Superbowl
Published. January 10, 2011

Its 4th and long, you're down by six, the clock is running out, and you are wary of a bug-blitz.  What play do you call? With new approach defined by Silicon Realization, the updated Incisive Enterprise Simulator provides the new capabilities to finsh your drive, route the bugs, and win the verification Superbowl.Even before the snap you need to check the environment statically to eliminate bugs. The 700+ rules in the HAL lint support were expanded with new coding and structual checks, as...

New Product: ARM ACE Assertion-Based Verification IP (ABVIP) Available Now
Published. November 26, 2012

Preface: on Tuesday December 11 we are giving a free a webinar on "ACE Assertion-Based Dynamic, Formal, and Metric-Driven Verification Techniques with ABVIP".  Register today: http://goo.gl/rmBhhAs anyone who has worked with ARM's AMBA 4 AXITM Coherency Extensions -- a/k/a the "ACETM" protocol -- knows, there are a ton of different configuration options and operational scenarios available to the designer.  Of course, this flexibility and power presents a significant...

India Needs Real-World Assertions Too
Published. November 18, 2011

I've just returned from a week-long trip to India, spending most of my time at the Cadence R&D center in Noida. I was last there a year ago for our CDNLive! India 2010 event, a great show that prompted me to write a glowing blog post. This year's show was covered admirably by my colleague Joe Hupcey, which was fine with me since traveling to India twice in three weeks would be tough even for us seasoned road warriors. This time my focus was strictly on product development and deployment,...

A Closer Look at Software Development for ARM’s big.LITTLE Processing – Part II
Published. May 25, 2012

big.LITTLE processing refers to the concept of combining a high performance ARM Cortex™-A15 MPCore™ processor along with an energy efficient Cortex-A7 processor. There were two primary use models recently introduced by ARM for big.LITTLE processing: task migration and MP. The big.LITTLE task migration use model is where the applications migrate between one cluster and another [...]...

PST Verification – Best Practices
Published. February 4, 2013

When I see around most common electronic devices I find are smartphones, tablets, laptops, televisions. One of the common user need which drives competition among these devices is to conserve battery life and at the same time save/restore the application. From the semiconductor perspective, requirement is translated to “designs should be using advanced low power [...]...

AMD Delivers on Holiday Wish Lists: From Gaming to PCs!
Published. November 16, 2012

With the holidays fast approaching, consumer electronics are on many gift lists. In fact, according to the Consumer Electronics Association , three in four gift-giving adults plan to buy a consumer-electronics product as a gift. From more brilliant graphics when gaming to longer battery life when on the go, AMD-powered products let people do more every day by providing superior computing experiences. Continue reading...