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Design for AI and AI for Design

The semiconductor industry is experiencing a once-in-a-generation transformation…

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• 6 min read
Allegro X AI , featured , infrastructure ai , agentic ai , Integrity 3D-IC Platform

Digital Design

Cadence Welcomes Ausdia and TimeVision Timing Constraints Management Solution

We're delighted to welcome Ausdia to Cadence. Effective April 16, 2026, Ausdia's…

Corporate
• 2 min read
digital design , Digital Design and Signoff , featured , Tempus timing solution , Timing analysis

Corporate News

The Rise of the Autonomous Engineer

Agentic AI in engineering has moved from concept to reality at remarkable speed.…

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• 5 min read
featured , agentic ai , NVIDIA , AI-Driven Design , AI for design

Corporate News

Cadence CEO Outlines the Path to the CMOS 2.0 Era at IMEC ITF World 2026

At this year's ITF World 2026 in Antwerp, Belgium, global technology leaders gathered…

Corporate
• 4 min read
CMOS 2.0 , featured , imec , AI for design , XTCO
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SoC and IP

Cadence at CES 2015: The IP Story

LAS VEGAS—The annual International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) here is not just…

• less than a min read
ip cores semiconductor IP , EDA companies , Martin Lund , IP design , CES 2015

SoC and IP

My Top 10 List from CES

After nearly a week at CES, almost everyone is asking me – what was the big thing…

• 4 min read
DSP , Design IP , IP , CES , audio , video , IoT , HiFi , ip cores , Tensilica , semiconductor IP , Internet of Things , imaging

System, PCB, & Package Design 

Customer Support Recommended—Modeling Voltage-Controlled Oscillators (VCO) Using…

A voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) is an electronic oscillator whose oscillation…

• 2 min read
AMS , Allegro 16.6 , Allegro 16.5 , PSPICE , PCB design , SPB16.5

Whiteboard Wednesdays

Whiteboard Wednesdays—Soundwire Audio Interface

In this week's Whiteboard Wednesdays video, the first of a two-part series, Charles…

• less than a min read
Whiteboard Wednesdays , IP , audio , MIPI , Soundwire

System, PCB, & Package Design 

What's Good About OrCAD Capture’s Customization Capabilities? 16.6 has Several New…

The 16.6 release of OrCAD Capture/Capture-CIS provides several areas for you to customize…

• 2 min read
OrCAD Capture , 16.6 , Capture CIS , Grzenia , Schematic

Verification

Using Generative List Pseudo Methods in Constraints – A Case Study

This article highlights the use of list pseudo-methods constraining the content of…

• 2 min read
Specman , list pseudo-methods , Ethernet , constraint coding , debugging

SoC and IP

Cadence at CES 2015: Experience Integrated Solutions for Mobile

Given that CES is a novelty-focused event, it is crucial that innovative companies…

• 2 min read
Design IP , cadence , Consumer Electronics Show , CES , DIP , DSI , Tensilica , CES 2015 , MIPI D-PHY

Verification

Connected Field Sets – What Are Those and Why Should I Care?

Right form the start Specman has been very good at generating constrained random…

• 4 min read
connected field sets , Specman , modeling constraints , IntelliGen constraint solver , Constraints , debugging

SoC and IP

Driven by Mobile, LPDDR4 Poised to Step Up

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—In the long and storied history of semiconductor memories, the…

• 2 min read
IP , DDR4 , MemCon 2014 , IoT , IP integration , memory IP , ip cores , future of IP

Whiteboard Wednesdays

Whiteboard Wednesdays—SoC Interconnect Verification

In this week's Whiteboard Wednesdays video, Tom Hackett discusses the VIP Catalog…

• less than a min read
Verification IP , Interconnect Workbench , Whiteboard Wednesdays , Interconnect Validator , VIP , verification

Verification

Updates from the UVM Multi-Language (ML) Front

An updated version of the UMV-ML Open Architecture library is now available on the…

• 1 min read
funtional verification , SystemVerilog , UVM-ML , UVMWorld , UVM multi-language , e , SystemC

Analog/Custom Design

Top 5 Issues that Make Things Go Wrong in Mixed-Signal Verification

Key Findings : There are a host of issues that arise in mixed-signal verification…

• 5 min read
MS , uvm , Metric-Driven-Verification , Palladium , Mixed Signal Verification , Incisive , MDV-UVM-MS , Virtuoso , mixed signal , MDV

Whiteboard Wednesdays

Whiteboard Wednesdays—Addressing the Advantages of Embedded LTE and Advanced LTE

In this week's Whiteboard Wednesdays video, Bob Salem discusses the advantages of…

• less than a min read
Whiteboard Wednesdays , IP , SoC , mobile , LTE

Verification

Code Coverage at the System Level with Hardware-Assisted Verification? Are You Kidding…

Short answer: Nope, not kidding. You can get value from applying code coverage with…

• 2 min read
hardware-assisted verification , code coverage , functional coverage , verification closure , verification

System, PCB, & Package Design 

What's Good About Allegro PCB Editor Vertically Placed Components? It’s in the 16…

The ‘dual_sided_component’ property in the Allegro PCB Editor 16.6 release can be…

• 1 min read
embedded components , interconnects , Allegro 16.6 , PCB design , Allegro PCB Editor

Verification

Dealing with Specman-Simulator Interface Issues—Get Ready to Cook!

Two great documents, aiming to make life easier for a verification engineer, were…

• less than a min read
Specman , debug , Functional Verification , Incisive , e language , simulation

Verification

Time to Play - You Can Now Run Your e Code on EDAplayground

Over the years I've often hoped to have the ability to show someone (a customer,…

• less than a min read
IEEE 1647 , Functional Verification , tech tips , EDA , e language , team specman , Aspect Oriented Programming

SoC and IP

USB Power Delivery Is Better with Type-C

In my previous blog post , I wrote how much better than the existing Type-A and Type…

• 2 min read
USB 3.0 , Design IP , USB-IF , USB , power delivery , USB 2.0 , Type-C , USB connector , USB 3.1

Verification

Code Coverage at the System Level with Hardware-Assisted Verification (Part II)

In yesterday’s Part I blog post , I talked about a technique for focusing code coverage…

• 4 min read
hardware-assisted verification , code coverage , system-level code coverage , coverage analysis , functional coverage
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