Author Archives: Paul Dempsey

About Paul Dempsey

Paul Dempsey is editor-in-chief of Tech Design Forum and has been a technology journalist for 20 years. His work has also appeared in EETimes, Red Herring and specialist journals published by the Financial Times.
November 4, 2013

Amkor keeps question mark next to ‘full’ 3D-IC in 2016

Stacked 3D-IC memory-on-logic is on the packaging company's roadmap, but there are still yield hurdles to scale at the MEOL.
October 30, 2013

Mentor targets PCB ERP ‘missing link’

Valor additions aim to deliver shopfloor data to PCB ERP systems in real time... for the first time. And could boost ROI beyond 70%.
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October 24, 2013

DAC 2014 aims to build design bridge to automotive

DAC to link chip, software and system design to automotive OEMs with a new track covering 21 topics within four themes. Call for abstracts now open.
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October 23, 2013

Latest Nucleus RTOS offers secure memory partitioning for mid-market design

Mentor's new version of its RTOS targets once high-cost flexibility with secure and reliable in-operation upgrades and app swap-outs for medical, industrial and smart energy.
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October 23, 2013

3D-IC focus for GSA’s Taipei Memory+ event next week

Packed one-day event has speakers from Cadence, TSMC, Samsung, Amkor, Advantest and more providing a senior level view of making 3D-IC a reality. Registration closes soon.
October 11, 2013

India outlines subsidies for foundry fab plan

The Indian government will meet up to a quarter of initial capital costs for a foundry capable of nodes up to 45nm and 40,000 wafer starts per month at 300mm.
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October 11, 2013

Verification Futures rolls out in Europe next month

The one-day conference series features the latest innovations from many verification vendors in separate UK, France and Germany editions.
October 10, 2013

Help preserve EDA’s slice of electronics history

There's still time - just - to reserve your place at EDAC's Back To the Future dinner and auction to raise funds to mark EDA's contribution to our business at the Computer History Museum.
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October 9, 2013

Jasper preps User Group and Architectural events

The EDA vendor has set a broad agenda across two Silicon Valley events taking place in late October, with registration now open for both.
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September 5, 2013

Real Intent CEO Prakash Narain on moving from RTL to SoC sign-off

Prakash Narain of Real Intent on SoC sign-off, static verification, interoperability, predictability, ROI and more.