DAC 2012 Notebook
All our news and coverage from DAC 2012 is brought together here. Updates throughout the show.
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.
DAC 2012: STMicro, Cadence, GlobalFoundries in 20nm AMS claims
The troops will be out in force next week to claim progress on 20nm AMS design flows that take manufacturability into account.
DAC 2012: 20(nm) questions
There’s still debate over certain aspects of the 20nm node, but the main challenges are already being addressed. Expect to see foundries and vendors mark their turf at DAC.
DAC 2012: The Gary Smith EDA ‘What to see’ list is live
If you’re planning your DAC visit or want to set some Google Alerts for next week, it’s time to consult the perennial touchstone.
DAC 2012: Energetic Si2 finds time to look back
But as it celebrates a decade of OpenAccess, the standards body also looks toward the future in PDKs, advanced DFM and 3D.
DAC 2012: Atrenta to automate production of power-intent constraints
Atrenta is updating existing tools and planning new ones to help designers get the most bang for their joule.
DAC 2012: Calypto brings tools together for high-level power savings
Calypto has combined the Catapult high-level synthesis (HLS) tool with elements of its PowerPro software to focus on the demand for lower-power SoC designs.
DAC 2012: Introducing Flexras Technologies
French start-up and conference debutant joins the drive to ease partitioning for FPGA prototypes
DAC 2012: Accellera takes first step to a real coverage standard
UCIS 1.0 will provide a common format to analyze and compare data from different vendors’ tools. Yup, it’s a ‘Biden’ of a deal.
DAC 2012: OCP-IP moves to further ease reuse
The partnership’s 3.1 specification is open for review, with performance enhancements and alignment to Accellera’s IP-XACT for metadata