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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…

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

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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

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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

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…

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

RF Engineering

SpectreRF Tutorials and Appnotes... Shhhh... We Have a NEW Best Kept Secret!

It's been a while since you've heard from me...it has been a busy year for sure.…

• 1 min read
RF Simulation , wireless , Wilsey , tutorial , spectreRF , Appnote , RF design , transmission lines , harmonic balance , SpectreRF tutorials

Verification

Practical Guide to the UVM for $15 - Virginia, There is a Santa!

Wondering what to get the verification engineer on your list? You know, the one with…

• less than a min read
funtional verification , SystemVerilog , scoreboard , uvm , IEEE 1800 , Verification methodology , UVMWorld , OVM , Incisive Enterprise Simulator , Register Package , SoC , IEEE1800 , Register Layer , IES , IUS , VMM

Analog/Custom Design

Support for Low Power Mixed Signal Designs in Virtuoso Schematic-XL

Why is There a Need for Low Power Solutions? With an increase in the demand for…

• 8 min read
Low Power , mixed signal design , mixed-signal methodology , mixed signal solution , CPF , LVS , cdl , Schematics-XL , Mixed-Signal , analog/mixed-signal , Virtuoso , mixed signal

System, PCB, & Package Design 

Take Your Via Structures from Ordinary to Exceptional with 16.6 IC Packaging Advanced…

Via structures—those reusable patterns of conductor clines and vias designers rely…

• 5 min read
IC Packaging and SiP Design , SiP , IC Packaging , packaging , Analog and RF SiP design , 16.6 , IC package design , APD , wirebonds , APR , IC Packaging & SiP design , BGA , Allegro Package Designer , IC packaging documentation , early adopter , APD 16.6 , SiP Layout , wirebonding , IC Package Physical layout and co-design

SoC and IP

Great Progress with Ethernet Standards Development

The IEEE 802 local area networking standards committee held its plenary meeting in…

• 2 min read
controller IP , Verification IP , PoDL , 802.3bp , Design IP , IP , cadence , 802.3bs , PHY , 400Gpbs , 40Gbps , Automotive Ethernet , 802.3bt , 802.3bq , 802.3br , 100Gbps , 802.3bu , IEEE 802.3 , Ethernet , 802.3bm , Marris , 802.3bj , semiconductor IP , Ethernet PHYs , Power over Data Lines , Power over Ethernet

Verification

Covering Edges (Part I) – Cool Automation

With random generation, most of the fields are due to be quite well covered. If…

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

Analog/Custom Design

SKILL for the Skilled: SKILL++ hi App Forms

One way to learn how to use the SKILL++ Object System is by extending an application…

• 10 min read
layout hierarchy , Jim Newton , schematic hierarchy , object orientation , Layout , Virtuoso , object system , software development , design hierarchy , SKILL++ , SKILL , Schematic

Verification

Accelerating Code Coverage Using Palladium XP Rapid Adoption Kit

Code coverage is an effective tool in the verification process, giving insights into…

• 1 min read
IMC , System level verification and validation with Palladium XP , Rapid Adoption Kits , Palladium XP , UniCov Databases , Accelerated Code Coverage , RAKs , Accelerated Coverage , Assertions and Functional Coverage with covergroups.

System, PCB, & Package Design 

Optimize Your PCB Decoupling Capacitors and Remain a Person of Integrity

How much integrity is too much? If your PCB designs apply one or more decoupling…

• 2 min read
PDN , Power Integrity , High Speed , OptimizePI , Power Delivery Network , power-aware SI , decap , Allegro Sigrity

Analog/Custom Design

SKILL for the Skilled: Simple Testing Macros

In this post I want to look at an easy way to write simple self-testing code. This…

• 5 min read
Team SKILL , programming , shuffle , Jim Newton , SKILL for the Skilled , macros , Lisp , SKILL++ , SKILL

Verification

High-Level Synthesis Now Spans the Datapath-Control Spectrum

When we talk to prospective high-level synthesis (HLS) customers, one of the slides…

• 1 min read
antenna interface controller , controll logic , ITRI , NAND flash controller , C-to-Silcon , Freescale , System C , rtl compiler , data access controller , datapath , high level synthesis , Fujitsu Semiconductor

System, PCB, & Package Design 

Signal Integrity Analysis of Serial Data Channels—A Complete Solution Using Allegro…

Back in the day, when challenged to transfer data faster, we increased the width…

• 1 min read
Serial link analysis , High Speed , IBIS-AMI , Signal Integrity , SI analysis and modeling , SystemSI , Allegro Sigrity
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