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April 14, 2020
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How automated power/ground short checks slash time during implementation

Early detection using design integrity checks during implementation from abstract LEF/DEF inputs can deliver major efficiencies.
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March 30, 2020
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Automate P2P resistance checking for better, faster ESD protection

ESD has always been a major issue but with increasing densities and growing die sizes it is becoming a higher order concern. Automation and vizualization can help manage the task.
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March 17, 2020
FeatIm P&R MaxLinear Mentor

How MaxLinear got faster signoff DRC while optimizing reliability and manufacturability

The RF and AMS specialist turned to design software that allowed it to run design checks during place and route.
February 28, 2020
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Make it easier to exercise state machines with SystemVerilog

How the use of declarative, constraint-based descriptions can help you focus command sequences on areas of interest.
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February 20, 2020
Adnan Hamid is co-founder and CEO of Breker Verification Systems, and inventor of its core technology. He has more than 20 years of experience in functional verification automation and is a pioneer in bringing to market the first commercially available solution for Accellera’s Portable Stimulus Standard.

Verifying AI engines

How can we refine our approach functional verification to deal with the increasing number of systems that leverage artificial intelligence.
February 14, 2020
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A better way to debug P2P results

P2P (point-to-point) resistance is fundamental to IC reliability verification. Handle it more efficiently with detailed, automated path layout analysis.
February 7, 2020
Colin Walls

Choosing an embedded operating system

You cannot break your operating system choice down in something as simple as a flowchart but there are some headline criteria you should think about.
January 30, 2020
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Get CDC protocols right with an automated formal-to-simulation flow

A new clock-domain crossing methodology is described and results provided to show how automation delivers greater efficiency.
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January 19, 2020

How to build your GDS to OASIS conversion flow

Master the three prerequisites of format translation and chose the right one from the various translation strategies.
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January 19, 2020
Tom Anderson is a technical marketing consultant working with multiple EDA vendors, including AMIQ EDA. His previous roles have included vice president of marketing at Breker Verification Systems, vice president of applications engineering at 0-In Design Automation, vice president of engineering at IP pioneer Virtual Chips, group director of product management at Cadence, and director of technical marketing at Synopsys. He holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from M.I.T. and a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Systems Engineering from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Accelerate your UVM adoption and usage with an IDE

How an integrated design environment can help you overcome complexities within the Universal Verification Methodology and manage the size of the libraries within it.
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