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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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System, PCB, & Package Design 

What's Good About RF PCB Libraries? 16.6 Has a Few New Enhancements!

There have been a few new library level enhancements made to 16.6 Allegro RF PCB…

• 1 min read
PCB , PCB Layout and routing , Cadence Design Systems , Allegro GUI , Allegro 16.6 , RF PCB , cadence , Agilent , 16.6 , SPB , PCB Editor , Layout , design , PCB design , Grzenia , physical layout design , Allegro PCB Editor , Librarians , Agilent ADS , library

System, PCB, & Package Design 

What's Good About PCB SI Channel Analysis? 16.6 Has Many New Enhancements!

There are several new enhancements associated with the 16.6 PCB SI Channel Analysis…

• 5 min read
PCB SI , SI , Cadence Design Systems , Allegro 16.6 , cadence , Signal Intregrity , SigXP UI , 16.6 , "PCB SI" , High Speed , SPB , signal integrity analysis , Signal Integrity , "channel analysis" , design , "PCB design" , Allegro PCB SI , Grzenia , SI analysis and modeling

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
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