Gary Smith EDA

The company's annual 'What to see' list is now available for download and highlights some of EDA's less recognized areas of innovation.

Open-source hardware, in-field configurability, and a hardware-plus-services approach could protect margins as the IoT hammers down costs, says GSA report.

The leading EDA analyst passed away late last week after a short illness. Graham Bell offers this remembrance.

The leading EDA analyst also charts growth for RTL and IC CAD in 2014 Market Share Summary, and highlights system-driven shifts in tool evaluation.

EDA giant cites high-level synthesis' move into the mainstream as driven by IP integration challenges in striking deal for the HLS market leader.

The EDA industry has a way to capture the embedded software market, analyst Gary Smith said ahead of DAC. But it’s not through tools – it’s through models.

Whether your going to DAC 2013 or not, the EDA analyst's round-up is an invaluable guide to design trends and the tool vendors most actively addressing them.

Leaders from Cadence, Jasper, Mentor and Synopsys are late additions to DAC 2013, giving 15-minute pre-keynote talks previewing design's next half century.

You can now get a complete system-level flow, but bundling 'free' ESL with RTL tools slows the methodology shift, says the leading design analyst. Meanwhile, Cadence moves into the number two vendor slot, but the battle rages on.