Altera finds a way to cheaper floating point in FPGAs
Altera has revealed that the DSP blocks in the Arria 10 FPGAs contain the logic needed to make them work as IEEE754-compliant floating-point units.
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Cadence to expand formal portfolio with Jasper buy
Cadence Design Systems has reached an agreement with Jasper Design Automation to buy the formal-verification specialist for $170m in cash.
Mentor builds simulation-emulation bridge to ‘Verification 3.0’
Enterprise Verification Platform adds cross-over SystemVerilog, UVM, and UPF support for Veloce alongside new hardware and software debuggers.
ARM moves to open-source compiler
ARM has decided to shift from using its in-house compiler technology to the open-source combination of Clang and LLVM.
Conference demonstrator brings printed-electronics suppliers together
For its Printed Electronics conference, IDTechEx pulled together a team together with P&G to develop a collaborative demonstration of the technology.
MIPS-based board for Google wearables launched by Chinese chip company
Newton, a MIPS based board from Ingenic, is optimized for Android Gear smartwatches, wearables and IoT designs.
Software quality acquisition to bring Synopsys “new friends”
Software quality testing company acquisition will broaden Synopsys's reach as well as serving current customers
Automated driving: have you got 1000 centuries to spare?
Self-driving connected cars will drive a change in the way systems are architected for safety, according to Bosch research chief Michael Bolle.
Intel and Altera extend foundry deal into interposer and full 3D
Deal quashes rumors that Altera was about to move its cutting edge production back to TSMC, but nor does it appear to be 'exclusive' for 3D products.
Mentor’s Valor tightens PCB design-to-manufacture links
Valor NPI-based flow claims first in automating the passage of drawings to fabrication, and enabling dynamic DFM feedback from manufacturers.