Expert Insights

Richard Solomon  |  July 18, 2017

Using CCIX to implement cache coherent heterogeneous multiprocessor systems

CCIX is a cache coherency protocol, based on PCI Express, for interconnecting high-performance heterogenous multiprocessing systems.
Gordon Cooper  |  June 29, 2017

High-resolution visual recognition needs high-performance CNNs

Quadrupling the performance of a dedicated CNN engine within an embedded vision processing core brings more complex graph processing within reach.
Dana Neustadter  |  June 16, 2017

Protecting content transmitted over USB Type-C connections

SoC developers who want to use USB Type-C in their designs will have to implement HDCP 2.2 content protection so that the target devices will be able to play protected content.
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John Wilson and Karim Segond  |  June 13, 2017

Cooling power electronics at room level

German consultancy E-Cooling describes its strategy for thermal and airflow analysis.
Michael Thompson  |  May 24, 2017

Building processors to enable intuitive human-machine interaction

The increasing complexity of human-machine interfaces is challenging processor designers to produce the necessary performance within a limited power budget
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Ashish Darbari  |  May 22, 2017

Introducing Doc Formal: the journey so far

Our new columnist introduces himself and traces the progress of formal verification over the last two decades. Join the discussion.
Paul Dempsey  |  May 15, 2017

The Wally Rhines interview – Part Two: AI, automotive and security

This second part looks at Mentor's views on flow neutrality, how DRS360 was born, machine learning and the threat from embedded Trojans.
John Swanson  |  May 9, 2017

Building faster data centers with 25G Ethernet

The rising bandwidth demands of data centres have driven the development of 25G Ethernet, which will also form a pathway to 100G.
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Paul Dempsey  |  May 8, 2017

The Wally Rhines interview – Part One: Mentor as a Siemens business

Our extended fireside chat with Mentor Chairman and CEO Wally Rhines begins by canvassing his thoughts now the Siemens deal is done.
Sanjana Bhattacharya  |  April 26, 2017

Eight tips for performing effective unreachability analysis

Unreachability analysis can help find design code that can never be executed, helping verification engineers refine their coverage goals.
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