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September 20, 2016 - By John Blyler
Why is intellectual property (IP) so important to the semiconductor and electronic industries? Continue reading
February 7, 2014 - By John Blyler
The high-level-synthesis market for ASIC and FPGA designs just got more interesting with Cadence’s acquisition of Forte. But what about the models and IP? Continue reading
July 19, 2013 - By John Blyler
Fruit ninjas attack at the Samsung game sphere. Captain O’Kane loses to an engineer of tomorrow while his first officer ponders the fate of 32nm planar chips. Continue reading
June 5, 2012 - By John Blyler
Sean and I walked the DAC show floor on Monday, meeting interesting people and touching things.
May 31, 2012 - By John Blyler
If I had my choice, these are the papers and events that I would attend at the upcoming Deign Automation Conference (DAC).
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December 2, 2011 - By John Blyler
Bucking popular trends, Synopsys’s interest in Magma is driven more by R&D talent and existing customer base than semiconductor IP. Continue reading
November 1, 2011 - By John Blyler
A discussion in outsourcing trends shows cause and effect result in similar outcomes between the aircraft electronics verses the semiconductor markets. Continue reading
October 4, 2011 - By John Blyler
Everyone attributes different reasons for this rise - from quality concerns to integration issues – but the opportunity cost of the alternative would be even higher.
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August 12, 2011 - By John Blyler
Semiconductor IP reuse combined with IP subsystems seems to have replaced electronic system-level design tools as the preferred way to achieve the next higher-level of SoC abstraction. Continue reading
