RISC-V gets verification and security IP additions
Ahead of the RISC-V Summit in San Jose, Imperas Software has issued updates to its ImperasDV verification IP for RISC-V verification and Codasip has launched a secure-processor initiative.
Tech Design Forum Briefing
Briefing Authors
Paul Dempsey
Paul Dempsey 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.
Luke Collins
Luke Collins is a freelance technology journalist with 22 years’ experience. He is a former Editor-in-Chief of Electronics Times in the UK, and co-founded the IP9x series of conferences.
Chris Edwards
Chris Edwards has spent two decades 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.
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Semiwise brings cryogenic models to SOI
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