Category Archives: Design Convergence

Learn how an analog design flow can boost your IC design productivity…FREE (Breakfast and Lunch too!)

You’ve got just a few days only before the new series of free technical seminars on analog design flows for analog, mixed-signal, and custom designs can boost your team’s design productivity. The key to boosting design productivity is reducing design … Continue reading

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“Welcome to the era of Smart Devices”says Intel’s Gadi Singer. Are you ready for the design competition?

Intel’s Gadi Singer (vice president and general manager of Intel’s SoC Enabling Group) gave the keynote presentation at DAC 2011 yesterday and he discussed the evolution of electronic devices into vehicles that deliver experiences. To do this, these devices must … Continue reading

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“Professor” Aart de Geus gives latest Techonomics lecture on collaboration and System Realization at the Semico Summit in Scottsdale

Last week, Synopsys Chairman of the Board and CEO Aart de Geus gave a keynote at the Semico Summit in Scottsdale. His topics were “Techonomics,” collaboration, and systemic complexity. Techonomics is de Geus’ name for the fusion of technology and … Continue reading

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What’s driving 3D IC design? Do 2D EDA tools need a total overhaul to support 3D design?

The Electronic Design Process Symposium (EDPS) held last week in Monterey devoted most of Friday to a discussion of 3D design. I’ll be devoting several EDA360 Insider blog entries to this important topic. Today’s entry summarizes the presentation by Rahul … Continue reading

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