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CadenceLIVE India 2025 Recap – Where Inspiration Meets Innovation

On August 13, 2025, CadenceLIVE India 2025 set the stage for a remarkable convergence…

Reela
• 2 min read
featured , cadence , AI-Driven Design , cadencelive , AI

Analog/Custom Design

Virtuoso Studio IC25.1 ISR1 Now Available

Virtuoso Studio IC25.1 ISR1 production release is now available for download.

Virtuoso Release Team
• 1 min read
IC25.1 , featured , Cadence blogs , Virtuoso Studio , IC Release Blog Announcement

Corporate News

MSU Leveraging Intel 16 and the Cadence Tool Flow for Academic Chip Tapeout

Morgan State University (MSU) recently received an Apple Innovation Grant, designed…

Corporate
• 4 min read
news story , featured , Cadence Academic Network

Digital Design

Himax Accelerates Chip Design with Cadence Cerebrus Intelligent Chip Explorer

Himax Technologies Inc ., a leading supplier and fabless manufacturer of display…

Vinod Khera
• 2 min read
featured , Cadence Cerebrus Intelligent Chip Explorer , Digital Implementation , AI/ML
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Verification

Free Formal and ABV Webinar Recordings from 2011 Online Now!

In case you missed any of the 5 free webinars Team Verify presented in 2011, you…

• 3 min read
NextOp , scoreboard , ABV , metric driven verification (MDV) , Functional Verification , Formal Analysis , formal , BugScope , Incisive , ADS , coverage driven verification (CDV) , SoC Connectivity , MDV , IEV , Assertion-Driven Simulation , Formal verification , IFV , Assertion-based verification

Verification

One Oil Change and Update my Car to the Latest Software Patch, Please!

Since the IEEE Spectrum article "This Car Runs on Code" back in February 2009, my…

• 3 min read
Automotive , virtual platforms , edaForum , Infineon , V-Diagram , virtual prototypes , ECU , Bosch , System-Level Design , Freescael , Design Flows , embeded software , Engine Control Unit

Verification

Some Final Real-World Assertions for the Holidays

My last "real-world assertions" blog post seems to have tickled a bunch of people…

• 3 min read
holidays , ABV , Functional Verification , assertions , real-world assertions , Assertion-based verification

System, PCB, & Package Design 

What’s Good About OrCAD Apps? You Can Try Them for Free!

The introduction of Apps in the new Cadence OrCAD Capture Marketplace in the 16.5…

• 2 min read
PCB , Allegro Design Entry , Marketplace , Design Entry CIS , OrCAD Capture Marketplace , applications , OrCAD Capture , Capture CIS , Capture-CIS , OrCAD online store , Allegro 16.5 , Team OrCAD , OrCADapps , "PCB design" , OrCAD , Design Entry , SPB16.5 , PCB Capture , Schematic

Verification

Video: Incisive Formal Verifier R&D Leader Pradeep Goyal talks about Expert Formal…

Continuing the series that introduces you to the people that create the tools you…

• less than a min read
Pradeep Goyal , Joe Hupcey III , ABV , Functional Verification , Formal Analysis , Model-checking , formal , Incisive , assertions , Formal verification , IFV , verification , Assertion-based verification

Verification

High Level Synthesis for a Control-Dominated Design?

CDNLive! conferences are full of interesting and helpful presentations by customers…

• 1 min read
High-Level Synthesis , control-dominated , CDNLive , C to Silicon , Freescale , control , SystemC , CDNLive! , HLS , FPGA , System Design and Verification

Verification

Equine Anatomy, Pax Romana and the Reach of Standards

At the recent Synopsys EDA Interoperability Forum, the opening session focused on…

• 5 min read
pax romana , IP , markets , virtual platforms , TLM , horses , Acceleration , Standards , OSCI , Hogan , embedded software , Magarshack , Goodenough , system design , system , Accellera , Jim Hogan , SoC Realization , SystemC , interoperability , high level synthesis , ESL , architect , System Design and Verification

Verification

Early Holiday Present: Sudoku Solver Using Incisive Enterprise Verifier (IEV) and…

Allow me to interrupt the excellent "Meet R&D" series to share a small holiday present…

• 1 min read
ABV , Joerg Mueller , formal , simvision , Sudoku , ADS , PSL , IEV , Assertion-Driven Simulation , Formal verification

Analog/Custom Design

Improved IDF Tool Automatically Fixes Design Rule Violations in Virtuoso

Although many automatic layout generation tools are available to automate design…

• 6 min read
design rule violations , IC615 , analog , IC layout , IC 6.1.5 , Virtuoso , error correction , IDF , Custom IC Design , layout optimization , layout correction , interactive design fixing

Verification

Report on ARM Techcon 2011: Real and Virtual Software Apps, High-Speed Silicon and…

The acid test of any conference is how long the information and lessons learned linger…

• 4 min read
ARM Techcon , Charbax , Joe Hupcey III , Virtual System Platform , Richard Goering , 20nm , 14nm , EDA360 , VSP , YouTube , Lego , robot , Chi-Ping Hsu , ARM , Steve Leibson , Jason Andrews , Rubik's Cube

System, PCB, & Package Design 

What's Good About ... ? You'll Need to Open and See!

As we approach the Christmas season, many will reflect upon past Christmas times…

• 1 min read
PCB design , Christmas

Verification

Embracing Our Competitors with the Connections Program

In my last blog post , I described the Cadence Verification Alliance (VA) and how…

• 2 min read
NextOp , collaboration , Zocalo , Functional Verification , partnerships , VA , VIP , EDA360 , Duolog , verification alliance , Connections , interoperability , verification

Verification

Holiday Idea #1: Give the Gift of UVM Knowledge

Your favorite verification engineer has been good all year. Thousands of tests run…

• 2 min read
uvm , OVM , Incisive Enterprise Simulator , Accellera VIP TSC , UVM training , IES , IES-XL

System, PCB, & Package Design 

What's Good About AMS New PSpice Models? They’re in the 16.5 Release!

The 16.5 AMS library has a range of new models that can be used in diverse applications…

• 1 min read
AMS , AMS simulator , Allegro 16.5 , PSPICE , AMS simulation , SPB16.5 , library , Allegro

System, PCB, & Package Design 

Robert Hanson Tames the Topic of Power on Final Day of Cadence Event

On day-three of the Cadence Signal and Power Integrity Three Day Event, the audience…

• 1 min read
PCB , SI , PI , PDN , PCB Signal and power integrity , Robert Hanson , Power Integrity , Allegro 16.5 , IBIS-AMI , Power Delivery Network , Signal Integrity , OrCAD PCB SI , PCB Signal integrity , PCB design , PCI Express , DDR3 , Allegro

System, PCB, & Package Design 

Signal Integrity Education Continues at Cadence Event Featuring Robert Hanson

On day-two of the Cadence Signal and Power Integrity Three Day Event, it was standing…

• 1 min read
PCB SI , Robert Hanson , Allegro 16.5 , IBIS-AMI , TeamAllegro , Power Delivery Network , PDN Analysis , "PCB design" , OrCAD PCB SI , SPB16.5 , Allegro

Analog/Custom Design

Behavioral Model Validation with amsDmv

a msDmv (Analog Mixed Signal Design and Model Validation) is an application integrated…

• 4 min read
AMS , Mixed-Signal , analog behavoral , model validation , Virtuoso , behavioral models , mixed signal , amsDMV

System, PCB, & Package Design 

Scores of PCB Designers Gather for Free Signal Integrity Event

On day-one of the Cadence PCB Signal and Power Integrity Three-Day Even t, over 100…

• 2 min read
PCB , SI , PI , PDN , PCB Signal and power integrity , Robert Hanson , Power Integrity , Allegro 16.5 , IBIS-AMI , Signal Integrity , OrCAD PCB SI , PCB Signal integrity , PCI Express , DDR3 , Allegro

Verification

Secrets of the (Verification) Alliance

In a recent post , I discussed the need for cross-vendor cooperation in EDA, especially…

• 3 min read
uvm , collaboration , Specman , Functional Verification , VAalliance , partnerships , VA , VIP , EDA360 , EDA , Verisity , verification alliance , Doulos , AMIQ , Oski , verification
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