Verific buys rapid tool development platform
Verific has acquired the Invio custom-tool development environment developed by Invionics Software.
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Tektronix scope reconfigures for mixed signals
An ASIC-based design has allowed Tektronix to build an oscilloscope that can mix and match analog and digital channels.
Mentor builds links for multichip package integration
Mentor, a Siemens business, has formed an alliance with foundries and OSAT providers and launched a flow that brings IC and package design together.
Cadence pulls Virtuoso and Allegro closer for 3DIC
Cadence Design Systems has brought its chip- and PCB-design environments closer together as the shift towards multichip packages gains pace.
ARM extends top end of Cortex-A family
A year on from the last Computex and the launch of the Cortex-A73 and Mali-G71, ARM has launched a new trio of processors aimed not just at smartphones this time but servers and driver-assistance systems.
Austemper tools straddle the functional-safety flow
Austemper Design Systems has launched a portfolio of tools that span the development lifecycle of projects that need to demonstrate functional safety.
DAC to train on machine learning
DAC's traditional training day is expanding into the field of machine learning this year in Austin.
FinFET-project growth ‘stunning’ says EDA exec
Machine learning, smarter cars, and the infrastructure to support a sixfold increase in IoT and edge devices have helped push up the number of teams doing finFET designs to more than 100, according to Tom Beckley of Cadence.
Matlab links up with Virtuoso for circuit analytics
Cadence Design Systems and The Mathworks have implemented the first phase of an integration program to link tools such as Virtuoso ADE to Matlab.
Cadence adapts Jasper tools for CDC and lint
Cadence has added two apps to its JasperGold lineup that handle clock-domain crossing and linting.