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July 2, 2019 - By Paul Mclellan
There are two famous parties in the EDA world. The Denali Party by Cadence, of course. I’m afraid you missed that one for this year—it is always on the Tuesday of DAC. The second one is the HOT Party organized by … Continue reading
May 2, 2018 - By Paul Mclellan
The DDR5 standard has not been finalized by JEDEC, and they are very strict about not allowing anyone to claim DDR5 compatibility until the standard is complete. That is expected sometime this summer. However, getting designs into silicon can’t wait … Continue reading
September 12, 2017 - By Paul Mclellan
At the semiconductor level, automotive poses huge challenges due to an experience mismatch. On one hand are the traditional automotive semiconductor companies, who have a deep experience in automotive reliability, but mostly in low-complexity devices manufactured in non-leading-edge processes with … Continue reading
October 7, 2016 - By Paul Mclellan
Increasingly, taking an appropriate ARM® processor has become the standard way to pipe-clean a digital flow in a new process. ARM processors are widely used and are available at various levels of complexity. For 10nm (what TSMC calls N10), Cadence … Continue reading
