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September 24, 2018

Module strategies try to streamline IoT trials

Suppliers to the embedded industry see modules and readymade software as being key to getting IoT projects off the ground.
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September 21, 2018

Power analyzer takes rates up to 5MHz

Yokogawa has moved to a modular architecture to handle the growing number of complex applications that are emerging in power testing.
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September 19, 2018

Dialog plans configurable mixed-signal expansion

Dialog Semiconductor aims to expand its use of configurable mixed-signal circuitry across its product line following its acquisition of specialist Silego a year ago.
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September 19, 2018

Cadence culls zeroes for faster neural throughput

Cadence has launched an AI processor using an designed to take advantage of the sparse structure of typical deep neural networks.
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September 12, 2018

Mentor automates silicon photonics layout

The LightSuite Compiler produces designs based on Python descriptions and certifies them DRC-clean through hooks into the market-leading Calibre DFM suite.
August 28, 2018

GlobalFoundries stops 7nm work to focus on existing processes

GlobalFoundries has decided to put development of its 7nm process on the backburner and focus on its existing finFET and FD-SOI processes.
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August 10, 2018

Mentor as an evolving Siemens business: 3. Tanner EDA

Tanner's focus on AMS, MEMS and, now, the IoT-edge are making it even more ripe for integration with other Mentor tools.
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August 3, 2018

MPW service arrives for RRAM

Research institute Leti and low-volume wafer service CMP are cooperating on a project to let fabless chipmakers explore the use of non-volatile resistive RAMs in their designs.
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August 2, 2018

Mentor as a maturing Siemens business: 2. Foundations

How are Siemens' internal investments in Mentor to fuel innovation and integration stacking up alongside the boost it has given for M&A?
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August 1, 2018

Mentor as a maturing Siemens business: 1. Acquisitions

Mentor has added three companies since its acquisition a little over a year ago - and there's method to this buying spree.