DATE: Dark clouds gather over 3D integration, panelist tells conference
The chip industry faces problems as foundries and the packaging industry compete over 3D technologies. If resolved, it could mean a new dawn in ASIC design.
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DATE: Mobile phone to drive Internet of Things MEMS wave
The Internet of Things will drive the next phase for MEMS, greatly helped by a change in the way that the mobile phone interacts with its environment, says Benedetto Vigna of STMicroelectronics.
FD-SOI costs to match bulk by year end, says ST
STMicroelectronics pushes on with FDSOI despite dissolution of ST-Ericcson joint venture that provided the lead customer for the process.
Flotherm release moves thermal planning to concept stage
Mentor Graphics has release a version of its Flotherm tool that makes it possible to build accurate models of heat flow through electronic systems from initial concepts through to prototypes without the extensive manual rework that these analyses have needed traditionally.
On the way to the system of systems
Experts from Cadence and Synopsys talk about the implications for designers of the rise of ‘systems of systems’.
EDA sets sail in a ‘sea of processors’
The purchase of Tensilica by Cadence Design Systems could prove the way that EDA and multicore-based system design come together.
Cadence to buy Tensilica
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.
RF boards go open source
Lime Microsystems has decided to join the open-source hardware movement in the hope of building an RF analog of the Arduino.
Tanner embraces OpenAccess
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.
MISRA-C update to land later in March
The Motor Industry Software Reliability Association (MISRA) is nearing publication of the latest version of its coding standard intended to make C safer for use in critical embedded systems.