EDA

May 15, 2012

Analog designers ‘need to use digital tools’

Designers working on mixed-signal circuits will benefit from using digital tools, Cadence's SVP of R&D for custom design said at CDNLive EMEA today. But for those who don't a faster fast Spice is on its way.
May 14, 2012

Intel’s tapered fin reveals short-channel issues

A startup has analyzed the shape of Intel's fins and found the process is not quite as well-behaved as circuit designers would perhaps like.
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April 30, 2012

New England User2User puts emphasis on board-level design and verification

Mentor Graphics' user event includes insights on constraints-driven design and the emerging OVM verification methodology in an eye-catching program.
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April 25, 2012

No more spaghetti

Cutting the cabling to simplify the emulation process.
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April 25, 2012

Mentor unveils second-generation Veloce emulator

Mentor Graphics has updated its Veloce emulator, using a newly developed chip to double capacity while, at the same time, developing new software to overcome the traditional handicaps of in-circuit emulation.
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April 17, 2012

SpringSoft tackles analog automation with new twist on constraints

SpringSoft is trying a different approach to constraint-based design in a bid to improve the automation of custom and mixed-signal design, particularly on advanced process nodes.
April 13, 2012

U2U notebook: five sources of EDA growth… and golf clubs

Mentor Graphics' CEO Wally Rhines picked out the trends he says can boost design productivity and drive growth for tools vendors at the company's Silicon Valley User2User conference
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March 28, 2012

SNUG 2012 notebook: Critical mass takes ever more collaboration

Companies need to collaborate with partners, vendors, and the rest of the supply chain if they are to achieve critical mass, Aart de Geus tells Synopsys user meeting.
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August 26, 2011

Calypto acquires Catapult C Synthesis

Just up on the wire services. Here’s the full press release. More on this major story later. Santa Clara, CA, Aug 26. Calypto Design Systems today announced it has acquired Catapult C Synthesis from Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT). The merger of two market-leading electronic system level (ESL) products, Catapult C Synthesis and Calypto SLEC […]

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