Author Archives: TDF Editor

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April 16, 2021

US Republicans seek federal curbs on EDA sales to China

EDA's lower profile during the US-China semiconductor face-off could be coming to an end.
April 8, 2021

Navigating the Siemens EDA portfolio

The vendor has reworked its website and discussed more about its strategy going forward, following its rebranding from Mentor.
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February 15, 2021

Getting a RISC-V embedded toolchain in place

A new white paper reviews the history of the open-source platform and provides guidance on best practice development for embedded.
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January 27, 2021

How to simplify ESD verification with pre-coded checks

Electrostatic discharge verification is becoming increasingly hard to achieve but automated pre-loaded checks can now help.
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January 22, 2021

How to use virtual mode in emulation

Virtual strategies make for greater productivity and widen the number of emulation use cases. A new paper considers some of the most popular examples.
January 14, 2021

A new methodology addresses the increasing challenge of reset domain crossing

Originally presented at DVCon Europe, a new paper automates complex steps in RDC verification and reduces noise.
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December 18, 2020

Virtual emulation delivers verification for the latest storage devices

Computational storage devices are posing a new raft of challenges that is being addressed using a powerful pre-silicon methodology.
November 3, 2020

Tessent Streaming Scan Network to shrink SoC test writing and runtimes

Mentor's latest additions to Tessent aim to cut test time by a factor of four but remains tailored for increasing design complexity.
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October 29, 2020

User2User sets virtual 2020 dates: US in November, Europe in December

The free-to-attend user meetings for Mentor clients will retain the same format mixing technical presentations with keynotes and networking.
October 27, 2020

ROHM eases component choice by offering cloud simulation and collaboration environment

A Japanese component supplier is making it easier for its customers to choose the right parts for their designs by offering a powerful analog and mixed-signal (AMS) simulation environment through its website.