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Cadence RTL Design Studio: Built for the Full PPAC Journey

If you've used Joules RTL Design Studio, you already know what it can do. Now it…

raquelp
• 2 min read
Digital Design and Signoff , featured , Joules , Digital Implementation , rtlstudio

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

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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WiMAX and the Road to Complete Independence From Network Cables: Sequans Communication…

Step into any Starbucks hotspot or Wi-Fi cafe, and you'll see something that was…

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Low Power , encounter 8.1 , Power-Efficient Design , SoC-Encounter" , Cadence Encounter Power System , Digital Implementation , The Power Forward Initiative , Encounter Digital Implementation , Encounter Digital Implementation System 8.1

Noise Induced Double Clocking Explained

In my previous blog on noise analysis accuracy , I mentioned something called “double…

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CadMOS , encounter , Digital Implementation , double clocking , Enouter Timing System , CeltIC

Constraint Construction: What's Its Function? Part 4 of 4

This is the last in the series of Constraint Construction blogs ! Today we're going…

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design rules , encounter , rtl compiler , Digital Implementation , modes of operation

Encounter Digital Implementation System 8.1 San Jose Live Blog

I'll be live blogging from the Cadence Campus in San Jose today. We're doing a seminar…

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Low Power , encounter , Digital Implementation , mixed signal , design closure , Encounter Digital Implementation System 8.1

Great Article by Freescale: Timing Convergence Accross the Flow is "Very Important…

Having consistency and correlation in timing analysis across the design flow is …

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EDN , encounter , Digital Implementation , Encounter Timing System

Get on Board With Bus Guides

One of the coolest new things in Encounter 8.1 is Bus Guides. I know many of you…

• 2 min read
Bus Guides , encounter , 8.1 , Digital Implementation

'Back to School' in April? Are you Kidding?

No, I am not kidding. in fact, we have planned several 'back to school' seminars…

• 1 min read
digital Implementationg , Low Power , encounter 8.1 , Low-Power , encounter , Manufacturability sign-off , 8.1 , Digital Implementation , "SoC-Encounter" , Encounter Digital Implementation System 8.1

Does Noise Analysis Accuracy Really Matter?

There have been a lot of new faces springing up in the signoff analysis market over…

• 2 min read
Static timing analysis , Signoff Analysis , STA , Advanced Node , Mixed-Signal , 8.1 , Encounter Digital Implementation , CeltIC NDC , Global Timing Debug , SSTA , "SoC-Encounter"

How To Use I/O Rows - It's a Snap!

Have you ever tried manually moving IO cells in your design and thought: "This would…

• 1 min read
encounter 8.1 , Floorplanning , Digital Implementation , i/o rows

Talk "Low Power" With The Experts

I am very excited about an event that Cadence low-power R&D and technical experts…

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Low Power , Digital Implementation forums , Low-Power , Power-Efficient Design , encounter , Logic Design , 8.1 , Digital Implementation , Encounter Digital Implementation , Encounter Digital Implementation System 8.1 , verification

Constraint Construction: What's Its Function? Part 3 of 4

Part 3. EXCEPTION PATHS: For Every Rule, There Is An Exception More often than not…

• 2 min read
Constraint Design , STA , Encounter Digital Implementation , Encounter Timing System

Demo: Automatic Floorplan Synthesis in Encounter

As an Applications Engineer, the first demonstrations you deliver of a new technology…

• 1 min read
MasterPlan , Floorplanning , Digital Implementation , Encounter Digital Implementation System 8.1

Turning the Downturn Upside Down

Many bemoan the gloom and doom of the present economic situation, and it is true…

• 1 min read
Low Power , OVM , MIPI , encounter , Virtuoso , Spectre , Digital Implementation , Chi-Ping

Constraint Construction: What's Its Function? Part 2 of 4

Part 2 - I/O TIMING: Talking Outside The Box It wouldn't be a chip or block if it…

• 3 min read
Constraint Design , STA , Encounter Digital Implementation , Encounter Timing System

Constraint Construction: What's Its Function? Part 1 of 4

Have you found yourself frustrated at the lack of some decent timing constraints…

• 3 min read
Constraint Design , SoC-Encounter , Digital Implementation forums , SoC-Encounter 8.1 , 8.1 , Digital Implementation , Encounter Digital Implementation , Encounter Timing System , "SoC-Encounter"

How to Create a Repeating Power Switch Pattern with addPowerSwitch

I mentioned in my last post that I'd been having lots of fun with power switches…

• 2 min read
Low Power , Digital Implementation , addpowerswitch

Programmatically Troubleshooting Timing Violations With "report_timing -collection…

Has something like the following ever happened to you? You've placed and optimized…

• 4 min read
Static timing analysis , CTE-TCL , Digital Implementation , scripting , tcl

Demo and Interview: The Encounter Foundation Flow

One of the new features I mentioned in my previous entry on 3 Reasons You'll Want…

• 5 min read
Flows , 8.1 , Encounter Digital Implementation

A dbGet Code Example

I've been having a lot of fun with power switch cells lately. That's a whole other…

• 3 min read
database access , SoC-Encounter , dbGet , dbSet , Digital Implementation

ST Microelectronics – A Fountain-head of Design Innovations

In my last blog, I asked all of you to send me your design innovations. Thanks for…

• 1 min read
SoC-Encounter , SoC-Encounter 8.1 , Digital Implementation , Encounter Digital Implementation , "SoC-Encounter"

Cool Way to Add Vias!

I knew this functionality existed, but I hadn't really put it to use until yesterday…

• 1 min read
SoC-Encounter , via , Digital Implementation , Add Via

Coming This Friday January 9th: Encounter Digital Implementation Office Hours

Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all had a restful, enjoyable and healthy holiday…

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Digital Implementation forums , chat , Encounter Digital Implementation

It’s the Season of Giving – Send Me Your Design Innovations!

In the last blog, I wrote about innovating your way out of recession with new designs…

• 2 min read
digital Implementationg , innovation , encounter

Become an Encounter Digital Implementation System Specialist and Win Cool Prizes

Last week, we announced the Encounter Digital Implementation System along with a…

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3 Reasons Why You Will Want to Download Encounter 8.1

Today is a big day in Digital Implementation land here at Cadence. Looking around…

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Flows , SoC-Encounter 8.1 , Low-Power , Digital Implementation , Floorplanning and Prototyping

Innovate Your Way Out of Recession With the New Encounter!

It's official! The U.S. economy has been in a recession for the past year. …

• 2 min read
Static timing analysis , Early Rail Analysis , SoC-Encounter , Digital Implementation forums , First Encounter , SoC-Encounter 8.1 , Signoff Analysis , STA , encounter , Cadence Encounter Power System , Digital Implementation , CeltIC NDC , Global Timing Debug , Encounter Timing System , SSTA , Floorplanning and Prototyping , "SoC-Encounter"

Demo: Using the Pin Editor in SoC-Encounter

SoC-Encounter has automatic partition pin assignment capabilites. The tool also…

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SoC-Encounter , partitioning , hierarchical design , Digital Implementation , Pin Editor

Tapeout!

With an early December tapeout looming, I've found myself too busy to write a post…

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ECO , LEC , DRC , LVS , Digital Implementation , Power Analysis , tapeout
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