Mentor unites chip-to-package flow with Xpedition Package Integrator
Flow draws on existing strengths in Xpedition, Valor, Nimbic and Flotherm among others to optimize 3D design projects and improve cross-disciplinary communication.
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China’s foundry outlook improves but still much to do
Foundry veteran Simon Yang told Semicon China while things are looking up the country cannot count on ‘traditional’ methods or advantages if it's to be a major chipmaker.
Broadcom sees Chinese automotive as key to Internet of Things
Comms giant to seek out more local partnerships with China poised to account for a third of car sales with each new vehicle featuring 1,000 semis.
Douglas Adams 1: Apple Watch 0 (game in progress)
'Bling' for fashionistas and the B Ark lot. Apple Watch limps as the S1 SIP fails to offer convincing battery life. Silicon shortfall still dogs wearables.
Real Intent updates linter for aviation, Mathworks and SystemVerilog
Ascent Lint adds checks for DO-254, tighter integration with HDL Coder, more SystemVerilog support and new VHDL and Verilog rules in March update.
CDNLive Silicon Valley: last chance for early bird discount
The $99 discount registration price for Cadence's main US user conference will no longer be available after Friday (February 20)
Mentor extends industrial embedded offering
New portfolio integrates and extends existing industrial embedded tools to meet the demands of Industry 4.0
Gary Smith EDA: PCB ‘a door to the future’ but ‘slow take-off’ for ESL
The leading EDA analyst also charts growth for RTL and IC CAD in 2014 Market Share Summary, and highlights system-driven shifts in tool evaluation.
Chip tariff eliminated and the big winner is… China?
Not just Intel and TI but also Lenovo and Huawei have cause to welcome end to 25% import tax. And could it even help reinvigorate Chinese start ups?
From Darwin to Mao: how multi-patterning could move up the flow
Are we torn between evolution and revolution? Mentor Graphics' Joe Sawicki discusses how pattern matching already in fabs could move up and radically alter the design flow.