Synopsys hires former presidential cyber-security advisor
Synopsys builds its presence in software quality and integrity by hiring Thomas A Schmidt, former cyber-security advisor to US Presidents
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ARM snaps up Carbon model IP for prototyping
ARM has moved back into system-level modelling with the decision to buy the tools and models developed by Carbon Design Systems
Mentor targets next-gen Ethernet with emulation
Vendor adds verification support for 25G, 50G and 100G Ethernet through emulator-based virtualization.
Mentor’s Wally Rhines on M&A ‘merger mania’
...and why the semiconductor industry hasn't been singularitied down to one MegaSemis Inc even if that's what M&A data suggests.
IMEC 5nm test chip to explore EUV and SAQP litho options
IMEC and Cadence have taped out a test chip intended to explore key lithography and metal-interconnect issues that will face users of the forthcoming 5nm process node.
Tensilica vision processor cuts power through memory changes
Memory efficiency has driven the design of the latest video and image processor core developed by Cadence Tensilica.
Samsung taps Mentor tools for higher yielding close-loop DFM
Samsung bases PRISM and FLARE defect analysis and optimization on Mentor Graphics' Calibre and Tessent. Yields rise. Ramps shorten.
Tanner EDA @ Mentor Graphics: Steady as she goes
Stability is the watchword as AMS and MEMS specialist Tanner retains much of its independence - a 'start-up with a billion-dollar company behind us'.
IP and software portfolio introduced to speed IoT development
Low-power IP and software portfolio includes security hardware, Bluetooth and ISB interfaces, configurable processors and sensor subsystems
Synopsys extends FPGA-based prototyping to 1.6bn ASIC gates
Synopsys updates its FPGA-based prototyping system to offer more capacity, higher speed, faster bring-up, better ROI
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