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Himax Accelerates Chip Design with Cadence Cerebrus Intelligent Chip Explorer

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

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Transforming Chip Design with Cadence Cerebrus AI Studio

Cadence is transforming chip design with the launch of Cadence Cerebrus ® AI Studio…

Sean Kobayashi
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Conformal AI Studio: Accelerated LEC/ECO/LP with AI/ML-Driven Enhancements

If you're a chip designer or verification engineer, you have likely spent countless…

David Stratman
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Library Characterization Tidbits: Recovering from Failures in the Multi-PVT Characterization…

Ever wondered what should you do if any arc, cell, or PVTs failed in a characterization…

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Voltus Voice: Power Integrity and Signoff in 2020 – A Jog Down Memory Lane

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Library Characterization Tidbits: Bidding Adieu to 2020

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Wondering What to Do During the Winter Staycation? How about Learning Something New…

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Pegasus: Get your Wings

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Library Characterization Tidbits: Rewind and Replay - 3

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Voltus Voice: Amplifying Your Chip Performance and Reliability to Solve Big-Data…

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Voltus Voice: Accelerate Power Signoff and Design Closure with Targeted Local PG…

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Library Characterization Tidbits: Characterize Minimum Period for Memory Instance…

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Library Characterization Tidbits: The Perfect Solution for Validating Libraries

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Voltus Voice: Tempus Power Integrity Solution - Find Those Needles in the Haystack…

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Use the Industry’s Leading Digital Implementation Flow from inside Virtuoso with…

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