Author Archives: Chris Edwards

About Chris Edwards

Chris Edwards has spent a long time covering electronics and EDA. He is a former Editor-in-Chief of Electronic Engineering Times UK and electronics editor of the IET's Engineering & Technology. His work has appeared in a variety of international newspapers including The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, The Age and the South China Morning Post.
January 18, 2023

Accellera forms CDC working group and takes security standard to IEEE

Accellera has formed a clock-domain crossing working group and has also passed its security-annotation standard to the IEEE.
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January 6, 2023

DVCon Europe best paper speeds up memory-controller tests

The winner of the best-paper award at DVCon Europe went to a team from Samsung based in India, describing their work on a reusable agent for testing the behavior of error-correcting memory circuits.
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January 4, 2023

A*Star lays out SiP applications choices at IEDM

The choices for heterogeneous integration are falling into three main families, demonstrated by A*Star at IEDM 2022.
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December 12, 2022

RISC-V gets verification and security IP additions

Ahead of the RISC-V Summit in San Jose, Imperas Software has issued updates to its ImperasDV verification IP for RISC-V verification and Codasip has launched a secure-processor initiative.
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December 9, 2022

Imec adds MOL layer to potentially cut cell size 20%

Adding an MOL layer that takes advantage of a self-aligned pitch-splitting technique and a rotated layout could cut standard-cell height to 4T.
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December 5, 2022

Imec pushes endurance on ferro memory at IEDM

Imec has developed a high-endurance ferroelectric capacitor that could form the basis of storag-class embedded and standalone memories.
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November 21, 2022

DVCon Europe looks to network effects

Aside from the keynotes and technical papers, the networking at an event like DVCon Europe provides a way to keep open-source EDA on the road.
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November 15, 2022

Real Intent tool looks for glitches

Real Intent has developed a tool to check design and the potential for circuits to glitch.
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November 14, 2022

Semiwise brings cryogenic models to SOI

Semiwise has developed transistor models for the GlobalFoundries 22FDX that cover operation at cryogenic temperatures.
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October 25, 2022

DVCon Europe keynotes focus on connectivity

DVCon Europe's keynotes will examine verification issues in connected cars and 5G networks.
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