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.
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.
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.
SEMI-ESDA tie-up aims to extend EDA’s global reach
Cooperation in key verticals such as automotive and changes for DAC as well as global conference outreach underpin EDA association’s move.
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.
Tensilica DSP extends pipeline for performance
Cadence Design Systems’ Tensilica division has launched a variant of its Vision P6 processor core to tackle embedded designs that need to run a mixture of imaging and deep learning-type algorithms.
Cadence tunes Virtuoso for 5nm and SIP
Cadence Design Systems has made enhancements to its Virtuoso mixed-signal layout tool at both the system-level and nanometer-design levels for its 18.1 release.
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.
DAC keynotes and sessions aim for AI
DAC in June will feature a series of keynotes and technical sessions on machine learning and AI for both target applications and in the design process itself.
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.
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.