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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…

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• 4 min read
CMOS 2.0 , featured , imec , AI for design , XTCO
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Verification

New Specman Coverage Engine (Part III)—Use of Extension Under "when" vs. Using Instance…

In both previous coverage blog posts ( Part I and the Part II ), we showed two solutions…

• 2 min read
AF , e language , Funcional Verification , coverage driven verification (CDV) , Aspect Oriented Programming

System, PCB, & Package Design 

What's Good About Allegro PCB Editor Parameterized Cornering? Check Out 16.6!

The Shape - Add Rectangle command has been enhanced in the 16.6 Allegro PCB Editor…

• 1 min read
polygon , PCB , PCB Layout and routing , Cadence Design Systems , Allegro GUI , Allegro 16.6 , cadence , 16.6 , SPB , PCB Editor , setup , parameterized cornering , Layout , design , PCB design , Grzenia , Allegro PCB Editor , Allegro , etch shapes

Verification

New Specman Coverage Engine (Part II) - Using Instance-based Coverage Options for…

In the last coverage blog , we showed how the extensions of covergroups under when…

• 3 min read
AF , coverage parameterization , Specman , coverage , covergroups , instance-based coverage , subtypes , e language , extensions under subtypes , Funcional Verification , Incisive Enterprise Simulator (IES)

Verification

Fujitsu Gets 3x Faster Regression with Incisive Simulator and Enterprise Manager

Verification regression consumes expensive compute resources and precious project…

• 2 min read
performance , IEM , Enterprise Manager , simulation , Regression Farm , IES-XL

System, PCB, & Package Design 

What's Good About ADW’s Flow Manager? 16.6 Has Many New Enhancements!

The 16.6 Allegro Design Workbench (ADW) Flow Manager has been enhanced to provide…

• 2 min read
PCB , Allegro Design Entry , Allegro 16.6 , cadence , 16.6 , Directive Lockhing , Allegro Design Workbench , Library flow , color , Team design , Library and design data management , SPB , PCB Editor , Design Entry HDL , Layout , design , PCB design , Design Entry , Grzenia , ConceptHDL , library , Schematic , Allegro

Verification

Verification IP: Five More Things I Learned By Browsing Cadence Online Support

After talking about some tips for using trace files in debugging Verification IP…

• 4 min read
Verification IP , NVMe , NVMe PureView VIP Usage , Instantiating VIP models with SystemVerilog , USB , Denali Migration Guide , Integrating USB 3.0 PHY DUT , PHY DUT , Verification Flow USB , PureView USB 3.0 VIP.

Analog/Custom Design

Coming Soon: Asia-Pacific Mixed Signal Summit and Tech-On-Tour Events

Cadence is bringing the Analog/Mixed-Signal Summit to Shenzhen, China, and the Mixed…

• 1 min read
conformal , SystemVerilog , EAD , AMS , EDI , Low Power , IP , Penang , Technology on tour , mixed-signal ToT , Cadence events , tech on tour , AMS Designer , behavioral modeling , Encounter Digital Implemenation , Advanced Node , analog , Incisive , Shenzhen , LDE , analog/mixed-signal , Virtuoso , mixed-signal summit , RNM , mixed signal , SMG , Cadence Community , Singapore , verification

Analog/Custom Design

Virtuosity: 20(!) Things I Learned in June by Browsing Cadence Online Support

Wow! There was an amazing amount of new content added last month. A lot of new videos…

• 2 min read
AMS , Low Power , Virtuoso Space-based Router , VSR , MMSIM , SKILL for the Skilled , Virtuoso , Schematic Editor , Virtuosity , mixed signal , SKILL++ , Virtuoso Layout Suite , SKILL , Schematic

System, PCB, & Package Design 

Customer Support Recommended - Working with NetGroups in Allegro Design Entry CI…

Allegro Design Entry CIS provides a new feature called NetGroup, which offers an…

• 4 min read
PCB , Allegro 16.6 , Allegro Design Entry CIS , NetGroups , PCB design , vectors , buses , Schematic , hierarchical block , scalars , Allegro

System, PCB, & Package Design 

Bending a Few IC Package Design Rules – With Confidence

Somewhere out there is an IC package designer who has been given design guidelines…

• 2 min read
PCB , IC Packaging and SiP Design , SiP , IC Packaging , Allegro Sigrity SI base , IC package design , APD , package design rules , physical layout design , XtractIM , PowerDC , PowerSI

Verification

Cadence Verification IP AppNotes Demonstrate the Use of Trace Files in Debugging

Cadence Verification IP (VIP) provides solutions for verifying compliance and compatibility…

• 4 min read
LFPS , Verification IP , Trace files , Denali to Cadence Migration , debug , PureSpec , VIP , PCIE2.0 , Application Notes , Appnotes , USB3.0 , Low Frequency Periodic Signaling , SuperSpeed USB Inter-Chip , debugging , SSIC

SoC and IP

M-PCIe—The New Big Thing from MIPI Alliance and PCI-SIG

If you’re reading this, you must have heard about the M-PCIe specification that has…

• 3 min read
controller IP , Intel , PCI Developers Conference , Design IP , IP , MIPI Alliance , cadence , Jacek Duda , controller , PHY , MIPI , M-PCIe , Arif Khan , SoC , Warsaw , future of IP , semiconductor IP , SoC Realization , PCI , M-PHY , PCI-SIG , 2013

System, PCB, & Package Design 

What's Good About FSP’s Schematic Generation? 16.6 Has Many New Enhancements!

The 16.6 release of Allegro FPGA System Planner (FSP) has MANY new enhancements in…

• 4 min read
Allegro 16.6 , cadence , FPGA-PCB Co-Design , FPGA System Planner , 16.6 , FPGAs , Design Entry HDL , component browser , symbol , design , Grzenia , Librarians , library , Schematic , FPGA , FPGA: PCB

Verification

How-To AppNotes on Cadence Palladium-XP Help Users Get the Basics Right

In simulation acceleration, there are multiple reasons for using gate-level netlists…

• 3 min read
Acceleration , netlist files , Palladium , LSF , Palladium XP , Emulation , Simulation acceleration , Cadence Application Notes , Compute server , Load Sharing Facility

System, PCB, & Package Design 

What's Good About Capture’s Find Command? 16.6 has a few new enhancements!

The 16.6 release of Alelgro Design Entry CIS (Capture) has added productivity enhancements…

• 1 min read
capture , Cadence Design Systems , Allegro 16.6 , Design Entry CIS , cadence , Find command , OrCAD Capture , 16.6 , Capture CIS , hierarchical schematics , SPB , Find result , design , OrCAD , Design Entry , Grzenia , PCB Capture , Schematic , Allegro

Verification

The Art of Modeling in e

Verification is the art of modeling complex relationships and behaviors. Effective…

• 4 min read
AF , Specman , Incisive , e language , Funcional Verification , coverage driven verification (CDV) , Modeling

Analog/Custom Design

OpenAccess (OA) Based Flow - Efficient Implementation of Mixed-Signal Design for…

I had the great opportunity to represent Cadence at the Design Automation Conference…

• 2 min read
Solutions , DAC , cadence , Analog-Centric , Austin , Open Access , analog , VDI , Digital-Centric , Virtuoso , digital , oa , Encounter Digital Implementation , mixed signal , Texas Instruments , Mixed-Signal Methodology Book

Verification

Rapid Adoption Kit (RAK) -- Creating UVM Verification Environments with Hardware…

The hands-on, learning-by-doing, trying, discovering, failing and learning approach…

• 2 min read
Palladium-XP , RAK , hardware assisted verification , Palladium XP , UVM Acceleration , Simulation acceleration , Cadence Hardware Acceleration , System Level Design Verification , Rapid Adoption Kits , RAKs

SoC and IP

Cadence First to Demo Complete M-PCIe PHY and Controller Solution at MIPI and PCI…

One of the hottest (or should I say coolest – because low power is so important)…

• 3 min read
Intel , PCI Developers Conference , Design IP , IP , Gen3 , cadence , LeCroy , controller , PHY , DevCon , MIPI , M-PCIe , PMC , Arif Khan , PCIe , semiconductor IP , PCI , PCI Express , M-PHY , 2013
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