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DO-254 CDC FeatIM

Fly the friendly skies with automated CDC verification for DO-254

CDC-related metastability is hard to catch by hand and processes are error prone. Tools offer a more comprehensive approach.

Guides

  • Portable stimulus

    EDA - Standards, Technologies

    Accellera’s Portable Stimulus standard aims to improve verification efficiency and the reuse of test IP across the entire design life cycle.

  • Dynamic power optimization

    EDA - Techniques

    FinFETs present a number of problems with respect to dynamic power consumption. Design techniques are being re-evaluated to deal with the issue.

  • Monolithic 3DIC for SoC

    EDA - Technologies

    Monolithic 3DIC integration may provide a viable alternative to conventional 2D scaling for SoCs if manufacturing problems can be overcome.

Expert Insights

James Paris

Layout customization improves productivity in design and verification flows

James Paris is a senior product engineer with the Design to Silicon division of Siemens Digital Industries Software, supporting Calibre design interfaces. Prior to joining Siemens, he held roles in analog/mixed-signal physical design implementation and flow development for various IC design companies. James holds a BS in Computer-Aided Design Engineering and an MBA in Marketing.

What are the options and how do you balance overarching CAD requirements and personal preferences?

Wu Yang

Toward usable and scalable DFT for 3D IC design

Both 3D IC and 2.5D IC techniques are being used on more designs and the DFT infrastructure is evolving to meet the challenges they pose.

Tom Anderson

Executable specifications boost SoC and IP efficiency

Automating executable specifications as they evolve can deliver major efficiencies.

EDA

  1. Brendan Morris is a senior technical marketing manager for the Integrated Electrical Systems group, Siemens Digital Industries Software. He spent his early career working in Automotive Tier 1 suppliers, working on a diverse range of technologies and vehicle types, including software development in powertrain electronics. He spent the next 10 years working for several vehicle OEM's at all stages of vehicle development programs. Brendan holds an M.Eng degree in Automotive Engineering from Loughborough University.
    Expert Insight Use digitalization to mitigate the automotive MCU shortage

    The Covid-driven MCU shortage for ECUs and elsewhere in vehicle design can bring entire production lines to a halt if not properly managed.

  2. Expert Insight Aim for power first for best place-and-route results
  3. Expert Insight Siemens’ Sawicki puts priority on scaling in processes, productivity and systems

PCB

  1. Matthew Walsh is a Product Marketing Manager in the Electronic Board Systems division of Siemens Digital Industries Software, responsible for all cloud solutions. He has more than 25 years of experience in semiconductor and electronics marketing, sales, and application engineering. He earned his BSEE at the University of Massachusetts. Matt is an avid skier and science fiction geek.
    Expert Insight May the Cloud be with you

    How to unify your design team to defeat the dark side of board systems design.

  2. Article The five pillars of digital transformation for electronics system design
  3. Expert Insight The best in 2020 PCB design

IP

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    Article Formal verification for SystemC/C++ designs

    Automated formal technologies can be used to ease the debug and functional verification burden of SystemC/C++ code prior to high-level synthesis. This tutorial, first presented at DVCon Europe explores how these formal techniques can be deployed and provides real-world examples.

  2. Article Resolving IP cell-name conflicts peacefully
  3. Article How to use runtime monitoring for automotive functional safety

Embedded

  1. Expert Insight Implementing medical device security for optimal outcomes

    Describing a security strategy that pulls on best practices and standards to ensure medical device approval and the best patient outcomes.

  2. Expert Insight How to choose between a hypervisor and a multicore framework
  3. Expert Insight Taking your first steps in leveraging the RISC-V toolchain

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