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Virtuoso Studio IC25.1 ISR3 Now Available

Virtuoso Studio IC25.1 ISR3 production release is now available for download.

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IC25.1 , featured , Cadence blogs , Virtuoso Studio , IC Release Announcement blog

Corporate News

Cadence Tapes Out UCIe IP Solution at 64G Speeds on TSMC N3P Technology

Delivering the next wave of chiplet innovation, Cadence has successfully taped out…

Corporate
• 2 min read
news story , ucie , featured , chiplets , TSMC N3P

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業界初、エッジAI・AI搭載PC向けeUSB2V2エンドツーエンドデモをCESで公開

CES 2026で業界初のeUSB2V2エンドツーエンドデモを公開。AI PCやエッジAI向けの省電力・高速伝送を実現する最新USB技術の詳細をご紹介します。

Cadence Japan
• less than a min read
news story , eUSB2v2 , Edge AI , Design IP , featured

Corporate News

Industry’s First End-to-End eUSB2V2 Demo for Edge AI and AI PCs at CES

Since their debut in 2023, AI PCs have taken the market by storm. Gartner projects…

Corporate
• 4 min read
news story , eUSB2v2 , Edge AI , Design IP , featured
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System, PCB, & Package Design 

Why Does Signal Integrity Analysis Need to be Power Aware?

Ever since the I/O Buffer Information Specification (IBIS) committee broke away from…

• 2 min read
IBIS Model , High Speed , Signal Integrity , power-aware SI , SI analysis and modeling , Allegro Sigrity

Verification

Starting Virtual Platform Simulation with Cadence Software Developer

Last time, I provided an introduction to the Eclipse setup for the Cadence Virtual…

• 4 min read
eclipse , Virtual System Platform , Embedded Software Debugging , Incisive

Analog/Custom Design

Virtuosity: 16 Things I Learned in September by Browsing Cadence Online Support

Rapid Adoption Kits By now, I think you know what RAKs are, and that they include…

• 3 min read
custom/analog , Routing , Rapid Adoption Kit , pin placement , Virtuoso Analog Design Environment , Layout , Virtuoso , Analog Design Environment , Schematic Editor , ADE-XL , Virtuosity , Custom IC Design , Virtuoso Layout Suite , VLS XL , Virtuoso Layout Suite XL

Analog/Custom Design

SKILL for the Skilled: How to Shuffle a List

The previous post of SKILL for the Skilled presented some ways to systematically…

• 5 min read
Team SKILL , programming , shuffle , Jim Newton , IC615 , SKILL for the Skilled , permutations , random , Lisp , SKILL++ , SKILL

Verification

Combining the Linux Device Tree and Kernel Image for ARM

Back in 2010, I wrote two articles about a SystemC model used to load the Linux kernel…

• 2 min read
Virtual System Platform , virtual platforms , TLM , ARM kernel image , virtual prototypes , VSP , zimage , boot loader , System Design & Verification , SystemC , Linux device tree , ARM , system-level , linux , Jason Andrews , ESL , kernel

Verification

Getting Started with the Cadence Virtual System Platform: Software Developer

Cadence Software Developer is an exciting Eclipse-based product for developing, debugging…

• 4 min read
eclipse , Virtual System Platform

Verification

Trends in Using Software for System Verification

There is a clear trend to use more software running on the CPUs of a design for system…

• 2 min read
Palladium XP , hybrid engines , linux kernel , Virtual Platforms

Verification

e Macro Debugging

When creating a testbench using the MDV methodology, you want to write intelligent…

• 4 min read
AF , Functional Verification , Debug Performance , e macro debugging , e macros , macro debugging , e language , coverage driven verification (CDV) , macros

Analog/Custom Design

Cadence’s Annual Mixed-Signal Summit 2013: A Mind Meld of Mixed-Signal Design Co…

If you're a fan of the Star Trek series (my six-year-old son and I watch it together…

• 2 min read
IP , cadence , AMS Designer , SV-DC , Incisive , SV-RNM , DMS , Virtuoso , mixed-signal book , mixed-signal summit , RNM , mixed signal

System, PCB, & Package Design 

What's Good About AMS Simulator IBIS Model Capability? It’s in the 16.6 Release!

The 16.6 AMS Simulator now provides IBIS model simulation capability: SPICE circuit…

• 1 min read
PCB , Cadence Design Systems , AMS , Allegro 16.6 , cadence , AMS simulator , IBIS , 16.6 , Capture CIS , Capture-CIS , PSPICE , SPB , design , AMS simulation , Design Entry , Grzenia

System, PCB, & Package Design 

Take Notes During Your Packaging Design Workflow with the Database Diary

In this blog, we take a look, not at a new command, but instead at a classic command…

• 2 min read
IC Packaging and SiP Design , documentation , IC Package , IC Packaging , packaging , Digital SiP design , IC Packaging and SiP , IC package design , APD , IC Packaging & SiP design , Allegro Package Designer , IC packaging documentation , IC Package Physical layout and co-design

Verification

Slow Winter or New Spring for Hardware Design?

If you're looking for an entertaining gonzo take on the history and current state…

• 4 min read
5G , algorithms , microsoft , H.265 , James Mickens , process scaling , Hardware design , HEVC , 4K , Apple M7 , Moto X , high level synthesis , Adreno 320 , System Design and Verification

System, PCB, & Package Design 

What's Good About Capture’s Update Cache? 16.6 Has a Few Enhancements!

The 16.6 OrCad Capture release now allows you to replace multiple cache parts in…

• 1 min read
PCB , capture , Cadence Design Systems , Allegro Design Entry , Allegro 16.6 , Design Entry CIS , cadence , OrCAD Capture , 16.6 , Capture CIS , Capture-CIS , SPB , OrCAD , PCB design , Design Entry , Grzenia , Allegro

SoC and IP

TSMC 28HPM – Sweet Spot for Today’s Mobile SoCs

Mobile is the only business besides PCs where actual SoCs get a lot of visibility…

• 2 min read
cadence , Jacek Duda , MIPI , M-PCIe , USB , future of IP , USB3.0 , Qualcomm , SuperSpeed USB Inter-Chip , SSIC , 2013

SoC and IP

Automotive Ethernet Interest Soars at Industry Events

I attended two consecutive automotive Ethernet events near Stuttgart last week. Judging…

• 2 min read
controller IP , 802.3bp , Design IP , cadence , controller , OPEN Alliance , Automotive Ethernet , IEEE 802.3 , broadcom , Ethernet , Marris , Ethernet PHYs , BMW

System, PCB, & Package Design 

Customer Support Recommended - Dimensioning in Allegro PCB Editor

Allegro PCB Editor offers drafting and dimensioning features that support electronic…

• 3 min read

System, PCB, & Package Design 

What's Good About ADW’s Pull-Down Lists? 16.6 Has a Few New Enhancements!

The 16.6 Allegro Design Workbench (ADW) release now provides the ability to customize…

• 2 min read
Cadence Design Systems , Allegro 16.6 , cadence , DBeditor , 16.6 , property , Allegro Design Workbench , Library flow , selection filters , Library and design data management , SPB , design data management , Front-end PCB design , design , PCB design , Design Entry , Grzenia , Librarians , library , ADW , Allegro

SoC and IP

Intel Developer Forum (IDF13): A "Look Inside" the Technology Showcase

The recent Intel Developer Forum 2013 in San Francisco was notable for the sheer…

• 3 min read
Intel , IDF13 , Design IP , IP , Rajkumar Chandrashekhar , Gen3 , cadence , Intel Developer Forum , MIPI , M-PCIe , Arif Khan , MPCIe , Mahesh Wagh , PCIe , interoperability , PCI Express

SoC and IP

IEEE 802.3 -- Standardizing the Next Generation of Ethernet PHYs

I attended the IEEE 802.3 standards meeting in York, England recently. Over 200 people…

• 1 min read
Design IP , 802.3bs , PHY , 400Gpbs , 40Gbps , Automotive Ethernet , 100Gbps , IEEE 802.3 , Ethernet , Marris , semiconductor IP , Ethernet PHYs , data centers
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