I couldn’t resist a smile when I saw the following headline in a recent newsletter: “Ericsson wins $1.8bn of Chinese deals“. And my smile widened when, a few days later, I read about Ericsson scoring another huge deal in India.
The two announcements underscored the significant strides made by the Swedish company in the 4G wireless market. 4G, also known as LTE (Long Term Evolution), refers to the … Read More
Tags: Partner, Catapult C Synthesis
Well maybe it’s because I’m biased. Maybe because that’s how think. But at last week’s DVCon it really felt that it was all about high-level languages and higher-levels of abstraction to address the “D” and “V” challenges.
The titles in the tutorial and session programs were pretty explicit. SystemC and C++ were covered in most presentations, when it wasn’t SystemVerilog or better; a combination of … Read More
Tags: Verification, Partner, Gary Smith
The latest edition of Chip Design Magazine features an insightful head-to-head discussion between Atrenta’s Kiran Vittal and Mentor’s Shawn McCloud. The topic: how to best achieve power-optimized RTL. Should low-power optimizations be performed in the RTL? Or is there more potential for power savings when starting from a more abstract design representation? The two industry experts share their viewpoints.
Atrenta’s … Read More
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In a few of days, as we’ll celebrate the New Year, we will also be closing the chapter of a decade. 10 years have already passed by since the fireworks of the new millennium. And looking back, it is amazing to realize how much things have changed, including and especially, in our industry.
Can you remember the work environment from ten years ago? Laptops were Compaq or IBM Thinkpads; today, if they’re … Read More
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Mars Rover "Spirit"
Water and life on Mars? Robotic explorers “Spirit” and “Opportunity” recently found strong evidence of past water on the red planet, a necessary condition for the presence of any kind of lifeform. At the Denver and Boston EDA Tech Forums, Dr. Steven W. Squyres – Principal Investigator of the Mars Exploration Rover Project – will give an industry keynote on his lessons from this … Read More
DAC is undoubtedly the best opportunity for EDA users to meet with their peers and share experiences about new and innovative design practices.
If you are looking for first hand feedback on Catapult C, don’t miss the two user testimonials in the Mentor Graphics suites. This year, presenters from Hitachi and STMicroelectronics will talk about their achievements with the tool and the deployment of a … Read More
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