Mentor and Arm collaborate on RTL verification reviews
Functional verification for increasingly complex ARM-based designs is at the heart of the new consultancy partnership.
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.
DVCon Europe: using all the tools at your disposal
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DVCon Europe brings virtual rooms to online conference
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Aprisa team to be doubled after Mentor purchase
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nVidia commits to buy Arm from Softbank
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Cloud access to emulator helps AI processor start-up prove design, win funding
Small startup gets flexible cloud access to big iron to prove a novel processor architecture quickly.
Automotive E/E design demands a multi-domain, system-led approach
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