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CadenceLIVE India 2025 Recap – Where Inspiration Meets Innovation

On August 13, 2025, CadenceLIVE India 2025 set the stage for a remarkable convergence…

Reela
• 2 min read
featured , cadence , AI-Driven Design , cadencelive , AI

Analog/Custom Design

Virtuoso Studio IC25.1 ISR1 Now Available

Virtuoso Studio IC25.1 ISR1 production release is now available for download.

Virtuoso Release Team
• 1 min read
IC25.1 , featured , Cadence blogs , Virtuoso Studio , IC Release Blog Announcement

Corporate News

MSU Leveraging Intel 16 and the Cadence Tool Flow for Academic Chip Tapeout

Morgan State University (MSU) recently received an Apple Innovation Grant, designed…

Corporate
• 4 min read
news story , featured , Cadence Academic Network

Digital Design

Himax Accelerates Chip Design with Cadence Cerebrus Intelligent Chip Explorer

Himax Technologies Inc ., a leading supplier and fabless manufacturer of display…

Vinod Khera
• 2 min read
featured , Cadence Cerebrus Intelligent Chip Explorer , Digital Implementation , AI/ML
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Verification

Incisive Verification: Top 10 Things I Learned While Browsing Cadence Online Support…

There is always a demand, in most corners of the world today, for learning and troubleshooting…

• 9 min read
IEEE-1801 , LPS , App Note Incisive Simulation , Cadence Online Support , RAK , UVC , UPF , IES

SoC and IP

My Love-Hate Relationship with Mobile World Congress

My friends are jealous. I get an all-expense-paid trip to Barcelona, Spain to see…

• 1 min read
Design IP , MIPI , Mobile World Congress , MWC , Tensilica

Whiteboard Wednesdays

Whiteboard Wednesdays—Imaging, Video, and Embedded Vision

Today, our continuing Whiteboard Wednesdays video blog series will shed some light…

• less than a min read
Design IP , Whiteboard Wednesdays , IP , video , embedded vision , Tensilica , imaging , imaging video

Verification

Cadence and AMD Add New UVM Multi-Language Features

The UVM Multi-Language Open Architecture open-source library was recently updated…

• 2 min read
IEEE 1647 , SystemVerilog , uvm , IEEE 1800 , UVM-ML , VCs , Incisive , e , IEEE 1666 , Accellera , SystemC , Questa , IES-XL

SoC and IP

Latest Developments in Ethernet Standards

Cadence is committed to supplying Ethernet silicon and verification IP to help its…

• 3 min read
Ethernet standards , IEEE 802.3 , Ethernet , Marris , 802.3bj

System, PCB, & Package Design 

What's Good About Allegro PCB Editor CM Analysis Control? 16.6 Has a Few New Enhancements

Beginning with the 16.6 version of Allegro PCB Editor , you can now toggle the Analysis…

• less than a min read
PCB , constraints manager , Cadence Design Systems , Constraint-driven PCB Design flow , data management , constraint databases , Allegro GUI , Allegro 16.6 , cadence , 16.6 , SPB , PCB Editor , Constraint Manager , PCB routing , design , PCB design , Constraints , Grzenia , Allegro PCB Editor , Constraint Driven PCB routing , PCB Capture , Allegro

Verification

Covering Edges (part II)—“Inverse Normal” Distribution

In the previous example , we used the "select edge" to generate edge values for fields…

• less than a min read
AF , e language , Funcional Verification , functional coverage , coverage driven verification (CDV) , Aspect Oriented Programming

Whiteboard Wednesdays

Whiteboard Wednesdays - Closing the Memory Wall Gap

We're excited to introduce Whiteboard Wednesdays, a new video blog series that will…

• less than a min read
Design IP , 2D Memory , Memory , DDR4 , 3D memory , wide i/o , HMC , HBM , UFS , eMMC , Tensilica , DDR4 3DS

System, PCB, & Package Design 

What's Good About Allegro PCB Editor New Ratsnest Display Option? Check Out 16.6

The 16.6 Allegro PCB Editor release has a ratsnest display option that is designed…

• less than a min read
PCB , Cadence Design Systems , Allegro GUI , Allegro 16.6 , cadence , Routing , 16.6 , PCB Editor , PCB routing , Layout , design , PCB design , Grzenia , Allegro PCB Editor

Verification

ADI Success Verifying SoC Reset Using X-Propagation Technology - Video

Analog Devices Inc. succeeded in both speeding up the simulation and debug productivity…

• 2 min read
x-prop , Low Power , debug , simvision , CPF , x-propagation , Incisive , UPF , MDV , GLS , verification , IES-XL

Analog/Custom Design

Virtuosity: 15 Things I Learned in December 2013 by Browsing Cadence Online Supp…

With this month's title, I'll need to start adding the year, as this marks the one…

• 3 min read
RF Simulation , AMS , Low Power , PCells , ADE , Layout , Virtuoso , Spectre , Analog Design Environment , ADE-XL , PVS , SKILL

System, PCB, & Package Design 

See the Differences Between Your Designs Visually with the Layer Compare Toolset…

Have you ever wondered exactly what has changed between two different versions of…

• 6 min read
IC Packaging , solder mask layer , substrate , SiP Layout , layer compare tools

Verification

Recap of Another Successful Japan C-to-Silicon User Seminar

Back in November, our Japan office hosted a C-to-Silicon Compiler user meeting. They…

• 3 min read
C-to-Silcon , Renesas , Japan user group , high level synthesis , Fujitsu , Casio

Digital Design

Five-Minute Tutorial: Start the New Year with Voltus

Happy New Year to all of our Digital Implementation Blog readers - and also to anyone…

• 2 min read
voltagestorm , vstorm , rail analysis , EPS , vector-based , Voltus , IRdrop , power grid view , Power Analysis , EM , vectorless , five minute tutorial , power , RAKs , power grid library

System, PCB, & Package Design 

What's Good About AMS Multi-Core Engine Support? It’s in the 16.6 Release!

The 16.6 AMS Simulator (PSpice) release now includes support for multi-core capabilities…

• 2 min read
Cadence Design Systems , AMS , Allegro 16.6 , cadence , Allegroro AMS Simulator (PSpice) , AMS simulator , 16.6 , PSPICE , AMS simulation , Grzenia

System, PCB, & Package Design 

Customer Support Recommended - Implementing Jumpers in Allegro PCB Editor

Over the time, jumpers have found their importance in multiple applications . The…

• 3 min read
PCB Layout and routing , PCB Editor , vias , PCB design , jumpers

Verification

New Capabilities in the C-to-Silicon Compiler 2013 Releases

2013 was a banner year for high-level synthesis and C-to-Silicon Compiler in particular…

• 4 min read
13.1 , C-to-Silcon , 13.2 , pipeline functions , high level synthesis , RTL schematic

RF Engineering

Have You Tried the New Transmission Line Library (rfTlineLib)?

Happy New Year! Have you tried the new Transmission Line Library (rfTlineLib)…

• 4 min read
RF , RF Simulation , transmission line , RFIC , Wilsey , Spectre RF , rfTlineLib , spectreRF , SpectreRF tutorials

Analog/Custom Design

Virtuosity: 12 Things I Learned in November by Browsing Cadence Online Support

New content on a wide variety of topics in November. Product Information 1. Cadence…

• 2 min read
EAD , AMS Designer , Virtuoso , AMS simulation , PVS
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