DVCon to stick with virtual for Europe as US event highlights paper award
The best paper awards at this month's DVCon highlighted techniques to streamline verification. The European version in the meantime is looking for paper submissions.
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IRPS continues with virtual format for 2021
IRPS will use a virtual format for its March conference and will take in the reliability of emerging as well as more established technologies.
DAC and Semicon West move to December
Both Semicon West and DAC have been moved to December in anticipation of travel restrictions being much looser by then, with both events working on a hybrid physical and online format.
Instrument sync underpins scopecorder development
Yokogawa's development of a data-recording oscilloscope is built around the ability to connect instruments together and synchronize their measurements.
Pulsic goes freemium with analog-preview tool
Pulsic has adopted the freemium approach with a tool that gives designers of analog circuits previews of how they will be implemented on-chip.
Design house recommends earlier start to flip-chip bump layout
Design-services company Sondrel is recommending teams start earlier on package design to avoid delays after IC tapeout.
Copper’s future is troubled but it’s likely to stick around
The metal has done sterling service for 20 years but the time is approaching to find a replacement for copper as problems with parasitics continue to build up, work presented at last month’s IEDM shows. But it's not an obvious switch.
Plasmonics may point way to faster interchip comms
Work by the University of Toronto and Arm presented at IEDM indicates plasmonics could be a viable contender for high-speed chip-chip communications.
Backside metal defends against IR drop and side-channel attacks
Work presented at IEDM 2020 shows taking advantage of the IC backside for power and ground for the additional area can deliver further benefits for IR drop and security.
Arm expands cloud migration on Arm-based machines at AWS
Arm is pushing more work onto Arm servers in the AWS cloud as it encourages EDA vendors to port their tools to the architecture.