Author Archives: TDF Staff

April 26, 2018

Combining tools and services for evolving automotive design flows

Automotive companies need to partner closely with tool suppliers as design processes are disrupted by new technologies.
April 25, 2018

Anne Cirkel recognized for advancing role of women in electronics design

Mentor executive, former Design Automation Conference chair and Tech Design Forum journal founder to receive Marie R. Pistilli Award at DAC 2018.
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April 12, 2018

Free formal verification primer offered by Synopsys

Free e-book offers an introduction to formal verification methods for those who may be curious about the technique, or who need to understand its advantages and limitations in order to manage its use effectively.
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April 10, 2018

Control test point counts for ISO 26262

The automotive safety standard targets 90% in-system test coverage. VersaPoint technology helps to simplify reaching your target.
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April 5, 2018

Leti releases photonics design kit for Synopsys PhoeniX OptoDesigner suite

PDK enables photonics prototyping on MPW runs and compatibility with volume production at STMicroelectronics at Crolles.
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April 5, 2018

Mentor aims to grow emulation with lower gate-count hardware

Strato emulator family adds modular boxes that can build from 640K and 1.25B gate-counts for automotive, mil/aero markets and 'digital twin' strategies.
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March 23, 2018

Layout schema generation speeds early-stage yield learning

LSG generates random design-like test vehicles to enable more detailed pre-ramp analysis for incoming nodes.
March 9, 2018

DATE 2018 preview: Mentor

DATE highlights for Mentor include a 90-minute workshop on achieving functional safety for autonomous driving.
February 20, 2018

DVCon US 2018 preview: OneSpin Solutions

The formal verification specialist will leverage its recent, successful certification by TÜV SÜD for functional safety solutions.
February 16, 2018

SPIE Advanced Lithography 2018 preview: Mentor

Innovation and advances in EUV and OPC lead Mentor's offerings at SPIE in San Jose later this month.
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