March 13, 2013
Experts from Cadence and Synopsys talk about the implications for designers of the rise of ‘systems of systems’.
March 12, 2013
The purchase of Tensilica by Cadence Design Systems could prove the way that EDA and multicore-based system design come together.
March 11, 2013
Cadence Design Systems has announced on the eve of CDNLive Silicon Valley that it has decided to buy configurable-processor company Tensilica for approximately $380m in cash.
March 7, 2013
Tanner EDA has completed the port of its HiPer Silicon design suite to work with the OpenAccess database, providing better interoperability with foundry process design kits (PDKs) and with other vendors’ IC design tools as well as providing better support for multiple users accessing the same design.
February 25, 2013
As DVCon begins, we interview Cadence's Qi Wang, who has led its efforts to converge the Common Power Format with its rival as the IEEE1801 standard is revamped.
February 14, 2013
The Multicore Association has launched a guide to programming multicore systems in C and C++.
February 11, 2013
A team effort between three French companies has resulted in the launch of an FPGA prototyping system that is intended to provide emulation of designs with up to 25 million ASIC gates.
February 8, 2013
Cadence Design Systems is to buy Cosmic Circuits Private Limited, a developer of analog and mixed signal intellectual property (IP) cores.
February 6, 2013
GlobalFoundries has signed deals to let the foundry offer power-saving clocks, a massively parallel floating-point processor and interface IP from Rambus. They are "uncommon solutions" to come from a foundry, the company claims.
January 30, 2013
Mentor's HyperLynx gets speed and accuracy enhancements, as well as more embedded help, to speed up fast board design