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Next Steps for the Cadence and SkyWater MPW Service

At Cadence, we are dedicated to nurturing future innovators. Our commitment to education…

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• 6 min read
news story , featured , Cadence Academic Network , SKY130

Corporate News

New Ultra-Fast Debug Solution for Palladium Emulation with Verisium Debug

Verification engineers continually report that up to 70% of the total engineering…

Corporate
• 2 min read
news story , featured , verisium , AI

Corporate News

Cadence Recognized as TSMC OIP Partner of the Year at 2025 OIP Ecosystem Forum

The semiconductor industry thrives on collaboration, and few pairings exemplify this…

Corporate
• 2 min read
featured , cadence , OIP Partner of the Year , AI-Driven Design , TSMC

Cadence Japan

境界を越えて、未来を組み上げろ―ホンダ×ケイデンス

「AIは、物理世界にどう根付いていくのか？」をテーマに、本田技術研究所社 先進技術研究所（HGRX）との対談を通じて、AIと半導体の未来、フィジカルAIの可能性…

Cadence Japan
• less than a min read
Automotive , featured , physical ai , automotive electronics , japanese blog
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Making Trouble in Las Vegas

For years John Cooley has organized what is called the Cooley's DAC Troublemaker…

• 10 min read
DAC , troublemaker , 56dac

Analog/Custom Design

Virtuosity: Device-Level Routing for Advanced Nodes - Using Finish Trunk

The first blog of the series talks about features that are not new but capabilities…

• 4 min read
Trunk Trimming , Pin to Trunk , Create Wire , space-based router , Virtuoso Space-based Router , layout XL , Layout Suite , Trunk Extending , Layout L , Finish Trunk , EM Trunk Optimization , Custom IC Design

Learning and Support

Single-Stop Learning Resource for Cadence Low Power Simulation

Since 2006, low power design has evolved from simple shut off and isolation to very…

• 2 min read
low power simulation , LPS , suppport , power

Breakfast Bytes

Cadence Cloud Passport Partner Program

Last year at DAC, Cadence announced Cadence Cloud (see my post Cadence Cloud from…

• 6 min read
passport partner program , cadence cloud

Breakfast Bytes

Sunday Brunch Video for 9th June 2019

https://youtu.be/T8nSP-oElJM Made at Design Automation Conference (camera Sean)…

• less than a min read
sunday brunch

SoC and IP

SemiEngineering Article: Why IP Quality Is So Difficult to Determine

Differentiating good IP from mediocre or bad IP is getting more difficult, in part…

• 3 min read
IP , cadence , IP blocks , Automotive Ethernet , ip cores , Tensilica , semiconductor IP , Design IP and Verification IP

PCB、IC封装：设计与仿真分析

线下专家培训第二站：PCB高效设计入门到进阶——第一期之设计环境准备

前言 大家好，我是Principal Customer Engagement Engineer郑凤仙，从事PCB设计行业十六年，先后受聘于Mitac、华为两家企业…

• less than a min read
PCB , 设计习惯 , 设计经验 , Chinese blog , 经验分享 , 设计总结 , PCB设计 , 设计环境 , 中文 , 专家培训

Academic Network

Carnegie Mellon University – Real World Engineering Program

Cadence San Jose was happy to host a group of undergraduate students from Carnegie…

• 1 min read
young professionals , cmu , Academic Network , university program

Analog/Custom Design

Virtuoso Video Diary: Can I Put Sticky Notes on Nets When Resolving EM Violations…

Do you know the Virtuoso Electrically Aware Design flow provides a sticky notes-kind…

• 2 min read
ICADV12.3 , ICADVM18.1 , EM/IR , electrically-aware design flow , Layout EAD , Virtuoso Layout EXL , Virtuoso , IC6.1.7 , IC6.1.8 , Virtuoso Layout Suite XL

Breakfast Bytes

1984 Was Published 70 Years Ago

If you work in any aspect of tech, one book that you have to have read is George…

• 4 min read
george orwell , 1984

Academic Network

Cadence Academic Network Expands to Kazakhstan

Dear reader, may I ask you, what do you know about Kazakhstan ? Do you know that…

• 2 min read
university , Cadence Academic Network , Kazakhstan

Breakfast Bytes

DAC Wednesday: Verification Lunch, Books, and Bagpipes

For my coverage of the first two days of DAC, see my posts DAC Monday: Gaming, IoT…

• 10 min read
DAC , 56dac , Design Automation Conference

Breakfast Bytes

DAC Tuesday: Thomas Dolby, the View from Wall Street, AI Lunch, Denali

It was the second day of DAC yesterday. If you were here, you probably saw some of…

• 6 min read
DAC , 56dac , Design Automation Conference

Whiteboard Wednesdays

Whiteboard Wednesdays - Deep Dive on Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM…

In this week’s Whiteboard Wednesdays video, Amol Borkar continues his discussion…

• less than a min read
Whiteboard Wednesdays , Vision Q7 DSP , SLAM

System, PCB, & Package Design 

IC Packagers: The (Copper) Pillars of Modern Design

Wire bonding has been around forever. Flip-chip mounting? That’s been around for…

• 7 min read
IC Packaging , IC Packaging and SiP , SiP Layout

System, PCB, & Package Design 

BoardSurfers: Easier Design Work Through Colors, Patterns, and Visibility

PCB and IC Package substrates these days are complex. Multiple layers, hundreds to…

• 4 min read
APD , PCB Editor , PCB design , SiP Layout

Breakfast Bytes

DAC Monday: Gaming, IoT Security, State of EDA Industry, Mixed-Signal Lunch, Cooley…

The Design Automation Conference is in Las Vegas this year. If you are here and want…

• 11 min read
DAC , 56dac , Design Automation Conference

Academic Network

How to Show You’re a Verification Engineer?

There is always a need for verification engineers in the microelectronics industry…

• 1 min read
Specman , Cadence Academic Network , verification

System, PCB, & Package Design 

IC Packagers: Dealing with Large Forms in Low Resolution Screens

Our packages and boards are becoming complex and so are the design tasks we perform…

• less than a min read
IC Packaging and SiP , Allegro Package Designer
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