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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.…

Corporate
• 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

Corporate News

Welcoming EMA Design Automation and FlowCAD to Cadence

We're excited to share that the EMA Design Automation and FlowCAD teams have joined…

Corporate
• 2 min read
featured , Ultra Librarian , EMA , System Design and Analysis
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SoC and IP

HiSilicon collaborates with Cadence on DDR4 PHY IP for TSMC 16FF

High-performance and high-speed memory design characterized by low-power operation…

• 2 min read
DDR4 , electronic system design , cadence , IP blocks , TSMC , 16nm , FinFET , Hisilicon

SoC and IP

Cadence at CES 2015: Enabling Surreal Surround Sound Audio

LAS VEGAS—In the cacophony of CES, it’s refreshing to find an escape. I found mine…

• 1 min read
DTS , Consumer Electronics , cadence , surround sound , audio , Tensilica , HiFi DSP , CES 2015 , mobile

Whiteboard Wednesdays

Whiteboard Wednesdays - Benefits of Voltage and Monitoring IP

In this week's Whiteboard Wednesdays, Bob Salem discusses voltage and monitoring…

• less than a min read
IP , voltage and monitoring IP , temperature tracking , intellectual property

SoC and IP

Cadence Firmware Packages Enable Successful IP Integration

Building a system on chip (SoC) from IP blocks requires system-level integration…

• 3 min read
Bring-up , IP integration , ip cores , firmware

SoC and IP

Get a Glimpse at New Ethernet Standards in the Works

I attended the IEEE 802.3 meeting in Atlanta last week. I have blogged about Ethernet…

• 2 min read
25G Ethernet , new Ethernet standards , Ethernet standards , Automotive Ethernet , IEEE 802.3 , ip cores , Ethernet

Verification

Dealing with the "Throw it Over the Wall" Methodology in Power Supply Network De…

"Throw it over the wall" is business slang for completing your part of a project…

• 2 min read
PSN , Power Supply Network , debug , Functional Verification , power-aware , UPF

Verification

Searching Through a Complex Design? DFS to the Rescue!

Recently, while at a customer site, I was faced with the huge task of looking for…

• 4 min read
Functional Verification , simvision , design file search , Incisive Enterprise Simulator (IES)

Whiteboard Wednesdays

Whiteboard Wednesdays—Lower BOM Cost, Use 32-bit Wide LPDDR4 in Consumer Applica…

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

• less than a min read
Whiteboard Wednesdays , IP , LPDDR4 , 32-bit

SoC and IP

Cadence at CES 2015: Power-Sensitive Always-On Systems

LAS VEGAS—As the mobile world matures, opportunities abound for optimizing the user…

• less than a min read
audio , power management , HiFi Mini , Tensilica , Realtek Semiconductor , HiFi DSP , CES 2015

Verification

Lazy Test Cases for Tool Failures Using the Testcase Optimizer (TCO)

The Current State It seems to be a fact of life that software has bugs and, unfortunately…

• 7 min read
performance , methodology , verification strategy , debug , tech tips , Incisive , universal verification methodology , verification

SoC and IP

Cadence at CES 2015: A Look at Face-Detection Technology

LAS VEGAS—A key function of automotive, IoT, security, and similar applications is…

• less than a min read
IP , cadence , IVP , Xtensa , CES 2015 , image processing , video processing

Whiteboard Wednesdays

Whiteboard Wednesdays—New LPDDR4 Standard Features

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

• less than a min read
Whiteboard Wednesdays , LPDDR4 , DBI , LVSTL

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
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