Accellera sets up public code repository
Accellera has set up a public repository for the source code and other supplemental material needed for its standards.
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Arm opts for more flexibility in licensing
Arm has introduced a licensing model that makes it easier to try out cores during a design before committing to production.
Mentor looks to AI, cloud and the digital twin
Mentor's Joe Sawicki talks to TDF about the growing importance of system-level simulation and the long-term impact of AI and cloud on EDA.
RISC-V firms aim for lower-cost design starts
Andes and SiFive attempt to lower the barriers to entry for SoC designs based on RISC-V processor cores.
Calibre scales to 4000 nodes for faster sign off in the cloud
AMD used Calibre with optimisations implemented for cloud support to slash runtimes on high-end server processor designs.
Microsoft Azure aims to get inside SoCs with cloud security plan
Microsoft Azure aims to use royalty-free IP to build a more secure IoT and extend the reach of its cloud services.
Two-year surge is no blip – Wally Rhines
Wally Rhines, CEO Emeritus of Mentor, a Siemens business, delivered a bullish prognosis for the semiconductor and EDA sectors in a talk at the beginning of the Design Automation Conference in Las Vegas this week.
The unknown unknowns of secure devices
Developing a security assurance standard for IP faces numerous problems but Accellera working-group members are trying to find an answer.
DAC to colocate with Semicon West next year
SEMI and the Design Automation Conference (DAC) have agreed to schedule the the US event for EDA alongside Semicon West in 2020 and 2021.
Analyst: China’s foreign EDA thirst to grow despite trade tensions
Analyst Rich Valera points to China as a major source of EDA tool growth despite short-term tensions with the US government.