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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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• 4 min read
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

Cadence Japan

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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Verification

IEEE P1647-2010 Call For Participation

Attention Specmaniacs: the IEEE 1647 working group is looking for a few additional…

• 2 min read
IEEE 1647 , Specman , Functional Verification' signal integrity , OVM e , e , OVM-e , eRM , AOP

Verification

CDNLive Munich Guide for Specmaniacs

Good news for Specmaniacs based in the EU: next week from May 18-20 is the annual…

• 3 min read
Specman , CDNLive , Functional Verification , Cadence VIP portfolio , OVM , OVM e , e , Mike Stellfox , techtorial

SoC and IP

Cross Currents in Memory Market Signal Changes Ahead

No one can say with any certainty, but... Recent improvements in DRAM and NAND…

• 6 min read

Verification

Modeling Interfaces with C-to-Silicon Compiler

Users of ESL tools are curious about the procedure for handling the interface to…

• 2 min read
CTOS , System Design and Verification , TLM 2.0 , SystemC analysis , C-to-Silicon , transaction level modeling , high level synthesis , Modeling , HLS , dma

Verification

Tracing TLM 2.0 Activity in an ESL Design – Part 3

Last time I discussed how to use –sctlmrecord to produce an SST2 database of TLM…

• 7 min read
TLM , simvision , System Design & Verification , ESL

Verification

e Coding Made Easy with the “DVT” Integrated Development Environment

Specmaniacs everywhere should be aware of a great, full-featured integrated development…

• 6 min read
IEEE 1647 , SystemVerilog , eclipse , Specman , CDNLive , Functional Verification , OVM , OVM e , OVM SV , e , specman elite , AMIQ , eRM

Verification

It's Not Too Early to Think About DAC 2009

Even though it's still a couple of months off, it's not too early to think about…

• 1 min read
DAC 2009 , System Design and Verification , hardware-dependent software

Verification

OSCI Launches Video Tutorials for TLM 2.0

Cadence is one of the sponsors of a series of Open SystemC Initiative (OSCI) TLM…

• less than a min read
Intel , System Design and Verification , OSCI , TLM 2.0 , SystemC , interoperability , Modeling

Analog/Custom Design

Jurassic Park IV: The Return of ANALOG

In the lab, no one can hear you scream! When I was getting my BSEE in the…

• 2 min read
analog , Incisive , encounter , Virtuoso , RF design , Custom IC Design

Digital Design

EDA Industry Stays Ahead of Technology Curve

The EDA Industry is the unsung hero behind for modern era electronic revolution since…

• 2 min read
DAC , EDI , Multi-Core , Virtuoso , Parallel rocessing , Digital Implementation , DFM

Digital Design

Interview with SiRF's Nigel Foley on Low-Power Design

Over the last three years, customers have been able to leverage the Cadence Low-Power…

• 4 min read
digital Implementationg , Low Power , encounter 8.1 , Low-Power , encounter , Logic Design , Digital Implementation , Encounter Digital Implementation , Encounter Digital Implementation System 8.1

Analog/Custom Design

An Efficient and Fast Verification Flow for Analog Designs Validation using Virtuoso…

The emergence of sub-micron technologies has enabled today’s designers to include…

• 1 min read
CDNLive , Virtuoso , Spectre , RF design , MDL

Verification

Using Macros for Repetitive Coding Tasks

For this post welcome guest blogger Hilmar van der Kooij. Hilmar is a Cadence Application…

• 5 min read
Specman , Functional Verification , tech tips , OVM , OVM e , Coverage-Driven Verification , team specman , Aspect Oriented Programming , macros , AOP

SoC and IP

Early Returns on 1Q09 Financials

Memory Companies Suffer More in 1Q09, but Future Looks Better...or so they say: …

• 4 min read

RF Engineering

Enhanced pnoise Algorithm to Compute Phase-Noise for VCOs with Bandgap Voltage R…

Accurate phase-noise characterization is critical in the design of RF and microwave…

• 1 min read
DC , MMSIM , IC Voltage , RF design , VCO

Verification

Some SystemC Perspectives - An Interview with Vincent Motel

I sat down with Vincent Motel recently, a long time Cadence employee, and one of…

• 7 min read
OVM , C-to-Silicon , System Design & Verification , SystemC: OCSI

System, PCB, & Package Design 

What's Good About Relational Table Support in Capture-CIS? You'll Need SPB16.2 to

With SPB16.2 release, Capture-CIS allows you to create and use relational tables…

• 2 min read
SPB 16.2 , Functional Verification , Capture-CIS , RDBMS , Allegro

Analog/Custom Design

Getting a Feel for RF

It was a delight when I read the blog by Bill Schweber of TechOnline's RF DesignLine…

• 2 min read
MMSIM , Virtuoso Analog Design Environment , Virtuoso , RF design , Circuit Design , Simulators , Custom IC Design

SoC and IP

Industry Downturn Perspectives..Forward and Backward

Recent Results Signal Better Times Ahead; How Much Better?...Little Consensus,…

• 9 min read
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