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.
July 12, 2022

Devgan plans for optimization through machine learning

Cadence president expects expanded role for reinforcement learning in tool portfolio and looks for help on AI for verification.
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July 12, 2022

Siemens compiles analog into simulation for faster debug

Siemens EDA has launched a second version of its Symphony simulation environment designed to support quicker debug cycles.
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July 12, 2022

Cadence buys thermal software for data-center digital twins

Thermal-simulation specialist Future Facilities has agreed to be acquired by Cadence Design Systems.
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July 12, 2022

Agile starts to build out analog portfolio with tool-based strategy

Agile Analog's oscillator IP sees the company focus on IP created with its own circuit creation and porting tool.
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July 11, 2022

Fujimura asks EDA to bend towards manufacturability

Aki Fujimura of mask specialist D2S sees curved shapes as key to improving die yield and performance but it needs EDA support.
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July 11, 2022

Fault simulator tackles intrusive hacks

Optima DA has turned its high-throughput fault-simulation technology to the checking protections against aggressive, intrusive hacks.
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June 30, 2022

Siemens and Nvidia aim to bring more virtual reality to digital twins

Siemens and Nvidia have agreed to work more closely together to drive the development of higher-fidelity digital twins.
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June 29, 2022

SoC project uses eFPGA to extend DSP instructions

R&D multicore processor demonstrates programmable extensions for DSP.
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June 28, 2022

Aachen spinout claims fastest RISC-V simulator

MachineWare claims it can reach 2GHz throughput with instruction-set simulator for RISC-V processors.
June 20, 2022

Intel talks 4 at VLSI

Intel expects to double logic density through metal scaling and smaller cells with upcoming process.
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