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プネー拠点設立20周年を迎えるケイデンス、長期的な研究開発へのコミットメントを強化

ケイデンスのプネー拠点は設立20周年。DSP IPやAIアクセラレータなど最先端の半導体IPを開発し、インドの人材育成・半導体戦略を推進。

Cadence Japan
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news story , featured , Cadence Culture , japanese blog

Corporate News

Cadence Celebrates 20 Years in Pune, Reinforces Long-Term R&D Commitment

Cadence, a global leader in electronic system design, is celebrating 20 years in…

Corporate
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news story , featured , Cadence Culture

Cadence Japan

ケイデンス、TSMC N3Pテクノロジーで64Gbps対応UCIe IPソリューションをテープアウト

ケイデンス、第3世代UCIe IPをTSMC N3Pでテープアウト。64Gbps対応でAI/HPC向けマルチダイ設計を加速、業界最高水準の帯域密度を実現。

Cadence Japan
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news story , ucie , featured , chiplets , TSMC N3P

Analog/Custom Design

Virtuoso Studio IC25.1 ISR3 Now Available

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

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

Five-Minute Tutorial: Find A Pin's Transition Time

How many times while working in Encounter Digital Implementation system have you…

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EDI , max_transition , report_constraint , encounter , Digital Implementation , five minute tutorial , pin transition time

Analog/Custom Design

Mixed-Signal Physical Design Implementation Made Easy

Getting a complex mixed-signal design assembled and completely analyzed for mask…

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Low Power , IC 6.1 , Floorplanning , Mixed-Signal , encounter , Virtuoso , mixed signal , OpenAccess , design implementation

Verification

Is e Old? Yes. Is it Outdated? Definitely Not!

I was at the Design Automation Conference (DAC) last week showcasing our latest,…

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IEEE 1647 , DAC , Object Oriented Programming , Corey Goss , EDA , e , team specman , Aspect Oriented Programming , eRM , AOP

Analog/Custom Design

Virtuoso Analog Design Environment XL – Make Friends with Variation

In my last blog, Virtuoso Analog Design Environment XL - Embrace the Productivity…

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PVT , Analog Design Environment , Virtuoso IC6.1.5 , custom/analog , IC 6.1 , Analog Simulation , Corners analysis , analog , IC 6.1.5 , ADE , worst case corners , Virtuoso Analog Design Environment , Monte Carlo , Virtuoso , ADE-GXL , ADE-XL , Custom IC Design

RF Engineering

Q&A: TI Wireless Team Describes Advanced Phase-Noise Characterization for RF Oscillators…

In this interview, members of the Texas Instrument wireless group talk about the…

• 8 min read
RF , analog/RF , APS , Circuit simulation , characterization , HB , MMSIM , pnoise , phase noise , analog , Nand Jha , spectreRF , Spectre , Ted Blank , harmonic balance , Texas Instruments , VCO , pss , TI , Oscillator

System, PCB, & Package Design 

What's Good About Allegro PCB Editor IDX Support? Look to SPB16.5 and See!

The Allegro 16.5 release was made available on May 17, 2011! This release adds additional…

• 6 min read
PCB , PCB Layout and routing , EDMD , Routing , MCAD , Allegro 16.5 , PCB Editor , Layout , IDX , IDF , "PCB design" , PCB design , SPB16.5 , Allegro

Verification

Looking Back at DAC

Last week was the 48 th Design Automation Conference (DAC), held in lovely San…

• 3 min read
DAC , uvm , Functional Verification , Formal Analysis , Denali Party , San Diego , Design Automation Conference

Verification

A SystemC Virtual Platform Overflowing the Stack -- Just Before DAC

Thanks to all who stopped by the Cadence booth to see and talk about the Cadence…

• 6 min read
DAC , Virtual System Platform , virtual platforms , virtual prototypes , Demo , stack overflow , SystemC , System Design and Verification

Verification

Using the ARM Profiler with the Cadence Virtual System Platform

I have posted a new article over at blogs.arm.com covering the current integration…

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Virtual System Platform , virtual platforms , ARM Profiler , virtual prototypes , proflling , software , System Design & Verification , ARM

Verification

Image Gallery: Cadence-Denali Party at DAC 2011 in San Diego

The 20nm roadmap . TSMC reference flow 12 . The UVM 1.1 release . Verification IP…

• 1 min read
gallery , DAC , uvm , ACE , Joe Hupcey III , ABV , images , Functional Verification , Cadence VIP portfolio , formal , VIP , 20nm , EDA360 , TSMC , Denali Party , EDA , ADS , Denali , party , assertions , ARM , Assertion-Driven Simulation , Formal verification , Assertion-based verification

System, PCB, & Package Design 

Robert Hanson and Cadence Co-Host Signal Integrity Event in Massachusetts

In response to the OrCAD and Allegro 16.5 product release, and the growing demand…

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Allegro 16.5 , OrCAD PCB SI , Allegro PCB SI

Verification

DAC Cheesy Must See List: Enterprise Manager

Understandably, EDA industry observer John Cooley had to edit down all the submissions…

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Functional Verification , Metric Driven Verification , Enterprise Manager , MDV

Verification

DAC Preview: The Complete Incisive Enterprise Verifier Submission to John Cooley…

Understandably, EDA industry observer John Cooley had to edit down all the submissions…

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DAC , Joe Hupcey III , ABV , CDNLive , metric driven verification (MDV) , Functional Verification , Formal Analysis , formal , EDA , Incisive , ADS , Tom Anderson , SVA , Chris Komar , PSL , assertions , gadfly , MDV , IEV , Assertion-Driven Simulation , Formal verification , IFV , Assertion-based verification

Verification

DAC Preview: Make Assertions Come Alive with Assertion-Driven Simulation

While Assertion-Based Verification (ABV) has been around for many years, ABV has…

• 2 min read
DAC , Joe Hupcey III , ABV , Functional Verification , Formal Analysis , formal , ADS , Tom Anderson , SVA , Chris Komar , PSL , assertions , IEV , Assertion-Driven Simulation , Formal verification , Assertion-based verification

Analog/Custom Design

SKILL for the Skilled: Virtuoso Applications of SKILL++

In this posting, I continue looking at applications of SKILL++. In particular, I…

• 4 min read
Team SKILL , Virtuoso IC6.1.5 , closures , IC 6.1.5 , sort , Virtuoso , Lisp , Custom IC Design , SKILL++ , sorting , SKILL

Verification

OVM 2.1.2 -- Getting You Ready for UVM

Talk about stability -- OVM 2.1.1 has had 18 months as the core of Accellera's UVM…

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SystemVerilog , DAC , uvm , OVM , Incisive , OVM SV , Funcional Verification , Accellera VIP TSC , IES , OVMWorld , OVM 2.1

System, PCB, & Package Design 

What's Good About Allegro Embedded Components? SPB16.5 Has Many New Enhancements

The Allegro 16.5 release was made available on May 17, 2011! This release adds additional…

• 5 min read
PCB , PCB Layout and routing , IC Packaging and SiP Design , Constraint-driven PCB Design flow , embedded components , DDR3 SoC Realization , IC Packaging , PDN , EDA360 , High Speed , Allegro Design Workbench , Library flow , Allegro 16.5 , Library and design data management , Power Delivery Network , PCB Editor , Design Entry HDL , Layout , design data management , design , miniaturization , PCB design , SPB16.5 , Allegro PCB Editor , Librarians , library , PCB Capture , DDR3 , Allegro

Digital Design

Five-Minute Tutorial: Avoiding The Use Of FILL1 Cells

A new thing that we're seeing with some 45nm libraries is the rule that single-wide…

• 2 min read
EDI , fill1 , filler cells , encounter , 45nm , checkFiller , Digital Implementation , Placement

System, PCB, & Package Design 

Miniaturization Through Embedding Packaged Components – Part2

This blog was written by a guest blogger – Mark Beesley of AT&S. His company is…

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embedded components , AT&S , embedded die in laminate , ECP , TeamAllegro , PCB Editor , miniaturization , Beesley , "PCB design" , SPB16.5 , Allegro PCB Editor , microvia , Allegro
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