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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

SoC and IP

Powering Scale Up and Scale Out with 224G SerDes for UALink and Ultra Ethernet

As AI workloads grow in scale and complexity, networks are challenged to keep up…

Sheryl G
• 3 min read
Design IP , featured , 224G-LR , 224G SerDes , UALink

Corporate News

AI Infra Summit Highlights: Cadence's Unique Design for AI and AI for Design

The AI Infra Summit 2025 was a great experience that left attendees buzzing with…

Corporate
• 7 min read
featured , AI Infra Summit 2025 , AI for design , Cadence Reality Digital Twin Platform , design for AI
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Verification

Summary of a Really Busy DVCon Week

Joe Hupcey has done his usual fine job of documenting DVCon ( day 1 , day 2 , day…

• 1 min read
Functional Verification , OVM , DVcon , SystemC

Verification

OVM Multi-language Libraries – A Closer Look

Originally architected for multiple languages, the OVM is now available for all…

• 2 min read
SystemVerilog , OVM , VIP , OVM e , OVM SV , e , multi-language , SystemC , OVM SC , AOP

Verification

DVCon 2009 - Day 3

Today I was able to cover a paper on "OVM-based Methodology for Low Power Designs…

• less than a min read
funtional verification , verification strategy , Functional Verification , Formal Analysis , Testbench simulation , DVcon

Verification

ESL Design - SystemC TLM2 IP Authoring: A Practical Experiment

Introduction ESL Virtual Platforms (systems or sub-systems) require heterogeneous…

• 8 min read
IP-XACT , System Design and Verification , Incisive , virtual prototype , Spirit , SystemC , osci registers , systemrdl

System, PCB, & Package Design 

What's Good About Checkpoint Restart For Digital and Mixed Circuits? It's In SPB16

Checkpoint Restart for Digital and Mixed Circuits will allow PSpice users to set…

• 2 min read
Checkpoint , SPB 16.2 , PCB design , AMS simulation

Verification

DVCon 2009 - Day 2

Here are some pictures from DVCon 2009 Day 2, focusing on the OVM Case Studies lunch…

• less than a min read
SaaS , Verification methodology , OVM , OVM-e , DVcon

Digital Design

Demo: Automatic Floorplan Synthesis in Encounter

As an Applications Engineer, the first demonstrations you deliver of a new technology…

• 1 min read
MasterPlan , Floorplanning , Digital Implementation , Encounter Digital Implementation System 8.1

Verification

Using TLM Verification To Reduce RTL Verification

SystemC is the most common language used for modeling transaction level (TLM) behavior…

• 1 min read
TLM , Functional Verification , RTL , automation , planning and management , testbench

Verification

New OVM-e Testflow Features Introduce Increased Automation

Hi All, With the release of the OVM- e library, there are now many new features available…

• 4 min read
when sub-typing , Kaberi , Specman , Verification methodology , Functional Verification , Open Verification Methodology , Testbench simulation , OVM , OVM e , e , OVM-e , Aspect Oriented Programming , eRM , OVMWorld

Verification

DVCon 2009 - Day 1

As promised, here is my photo blog of Day 1 of DVCon, focused on the OVM Multi-Language…

• less than a min read
Verification methodology , Cadence VIP portfolio , OVM , VIP , DVcon , Levent Caglar , IES , IES-XL

System, PCB, & Package Design 

Designing DDR3 Interfaces In a Constraint Driven Design Environment

If you’ve been wondering how to capture high speed memory interface design intent…

• less than a min read
SPB 16.2 , PCB Signal and power integrity , Constraint Manager , DDR3

Verification

OVM Now Includes SystemC and e Language Interoperability

More of our customers are using Incisive for transaction level modeling (TLM) and…

• less than a min read
virtual platform , System Design and Verification , OVM , SystemC , prototype

Verification

Reflections on ESL: Where Are We and Where We Are Going

Many of the messages published by Gabe Moretti in his recent EETimes article resonate…

• 1 min read
TLM , RTL , System Design and Verification , EETimes , C-to-Silicon , SystemC , ESL

Verification

OVM e Open Source - It's Official!

Specmaniacs and other e RM & OVM users, Today we offically released the e RM 3.0…

• less than a min read
IEEE 1647 , OVM , OVM e , e , eRM

Verification

DVCon '09 Preview

For those of you that will not be able to make it in person: So you can follow the…

• 2 min read
funtional verification , Functional Verification , VIP , Mike Stellfox , DVcon , Levent Caglar , Jason Andrews

Digital Design

Turning the Downturn Upside Down

Many bemoan the gloom and doom of the present economic situation, and it is true…

• 1 min read
Low Power , OVM , MIPI , encounter , Virtuoso , Spectre , Digital Implementation , Chi-Ping

Verification

Tech Tip: Viewing The Combined Help for IES-XL

IES-XL is comprised of IUS, Incisive Verification Kits with Methodology, Specman…

• 1 min read
Specman , Functional Verification , tech tips , Enterprise Manager , help , IES-XL

Verification

Tips for Opening Cadence Help

[Welecome back the Tech Pubs team as guest bloggers] Sometimes you just need a little…

• 1 min read
Specman , Tech Pubs , Enterprise Manager , Enterprise Planner , Incisive Enterprise Simulator (IES) , IES , IES-XL

Verification

Emulation vs. FPGA Prototyping

There is a continuous debate about FPGA prototyping vs. emulation. This debate is…

• 1 min read
ASIC , prototyping , RTL , System Design and Verification , Palladium , FPGA
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