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Cadence Welcomes VLAB Works

Cadence welcomes VLAB Works, a division of Australian Semiconductor Technology Corporation…

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Automotive , featured , Virtual Development Environment , vlab , Protium

Time on Your Side: Launching PSS Perspec Composer

We all agree that time is precious. As PSS ( Portable Stimuli Standard ) models get…

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featured , Perspec , pss , portable stimulus

Cadence Announces Industry's First Verification IP for Embedded USB2v2 (eUSB2v2)

USB Promoter Group has released the eUSB2® Version 2.0 specification (eUSB2v2) in…

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Verification IP , eUSB2v2 , featured , Functional Verification , USB
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Developing the Skill Set Required for SystemC TLM-Based Hardware Design and Veri…

I've written a lot about the benefits of moving hardware design and verification…

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time-to-market , High-Level Synthesis , transaction-level modeling , verification turnaround , TLM , Cadence Academic Network , university software program , RTL , System Design and Verification , C , rtl compiler , C-to-Silicon , metric-driven verification , SystemC , HLS , IEDEC , C++ , ESL

DAC 2013 – System Design on Wednesday, June 5th

The DAC exhibition comes to a close today, and we have another day with great presentations…

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DAC 2013 – System Design on Tuesday, June 4

We had a great day on system design yesterday, followed by great party at Austin…

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virtual prototyping , RPP , FPGA Based Prototyping , coverage , System to Silicon Verification , AMD , DAC2013 , IBM , Freescale , Palladium , Emulation , software , Schirrmeister

Accelerating Time to Market with ARM Software Development Tools and the Cadence System…

In one of the Monday presentations at the Cadence DAC Theater , Ronan Synnott from…

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How Can You Continue Learning About Advanced Verification at Your Desk?

How much time do you spend "playing" and "learning" before you try a new EDA tool…

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metric-driven , SystemVerilog , : Functional Verification , ABV , incremental elaboration , methodology , metric driven verification (MDV) , Metric Driven Verification , e-language , RAK , advanced verification , metric-driven verification , connectivity

DAC 2013 – System Design on Monday, June 3rd

The first day of DAC starts off today with four great presentations on system design…

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virtual prototyping , FPGA Based Prototyping , Software Debug , AMD , DAC2013 , Freescale , Palladium , RP , broadcom , Emulation , ARM , Schirrmeister

Welcome to DAC 2013!

I just arrived at DAC 2013 in Austin, and as always I'll be writing about the interactions…

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Electronic Design Automation , DAC 2013 , EDA , SoC , system design , engineering

Introducing UVM Multi-Language Open Architecture

The new UVM Multi-Language (ML) Open Architecture (OA) posted to the new UVMWorld…

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SystemVerilog , DAC , uvm , UVMWorld , AMD , UVM multi-language , Incisive , e , UVM ML , SystemC , SoCs , verification

DAC 2013 – Software Driven EDA for the “Age of Gods”

This year's Design Automation Conference is less than a week away, and it's time…

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virtual prototyping , DAC , virtual platforms , Acceleration , Cadence Theater , rapid prototyping , RTL simulation , software-driven EDA , System Development Suite , DAC 2013 , System-Level Design , Emulation , hybrid engines , Design Automation Conference , ESL , FPGA-based prototyping

Why are Cadence and Forte Presenting Together at DAC?

You may or may not have noticed that Cadence's DAC Theater schedule features an intriguing…

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High-Level Synthesis , DAC , C-to-Silcon Compiler , Forte Cynthesizer , SystemC , HLS

New Specman Coverage Engine - Extensions Under Subtypes

This is first in a series of three blog posts that are going to present some powerful…

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AF , Specman , Specman coverage engine , coverage , Functional Verification , when extensions , Incisive , e language , extensions under subtypes , metric-driven verification , coverage driven verification (CDV) , multi-instance coverage , verification coverage

The Internet of Things – the Next Growth Driver, Enabled by High-Level Synthesis…

The electronics industry has enjoyed constant growth while undergoing constant transformation…

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High-Level Synthesis , DAC , ASIC , microcontrollers , microprocessors , TLM , processors , TLM 2.0 , C , the internet of things , programmable world , Internet , SystemC , C-to-Silicon Compiler , HLS , microcontroller , C++

Mode Support for SimVision “Stop Simulation” Button

Prior to Incisive Enterprise Simulator (IES) 12.1, clicking the SimVision "Stop Simulation…

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Creating Virtual Platform Models

One of the most common questions asked about virtual platforms is:Who creates the…

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Develop For Debugability – Part II

Looking at Coding Styles for Debug In this blog post we are going to discuss 3 different…

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AF , Specman , Specman/e , debug , Functional Verification , debugability , debuggability , e language , Incisive Enterprise Simulator (IES) , Daniel Bayer

Develop for Debugability – Part 1

Debugging is the most time-critical activity of any verification engineer. Finding…

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Incisive Debug Analyzer is a Finalist for EETimes and EDN ACE Software Product of…

Great news.... Incisive Debug Analyzer (IDA) is one of five finalists for the EETimes…

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What to See at the DATE Conference: High-Level Synthesis

The DATE (Design Automation and Test in Europe) Conference is next week (March 18…

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High-Level Synthesis , DATE , Alex Kondratyev , C-to-Silicon Compiler , HLS , system-level , ESL , QoR , System Design and Verification

Specman: Getting Source Information on Macros

When you write a define-as or define-as-computed e macro, you sometimes need the…

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AF , Specman , Functional Verification , source information on macros , e language , team specman , macros , messages

DVCon 2013: Functional Verification Is EDA’s “Killer App”

With another year of record attendance, DVCon has again proven that a functional…

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System to Silicon Verification – CDNLive Gives a Reality Check on How Hardware and…

Ever since switching from being a hardware/software chip developer to being an enabler…

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Securing Invisible Things … or “Why Denial Works!”

The opening keynote of the Embedded World conference in Germany left me with chills…

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security , Automotive , FPGA Based Prototyping , Verification Computing Platform , Virtual System Platform , Vulnerabilities , cadence , Acceleration , Functional Verification , Safety , McClure , System Design and Verification , System Development Suite , Driver Assist , embedded software , Palladium XP , Emulation , DVcon , Testing , Cylance , ADAS , ARM , Error Injection , Embedded World , Schirrmeister , Hacking Exposed , verification

Application Specific System-Design and Verification at Embedded World and DVCon

This week (February 25th 2013) is a busy one for system development and the Cadence…

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Nuremberg , virtual platforms , applications , virtual prototypes , System Design and Verification , application-specific , Mobile World Congress , System Development Suite , embedded software , automotive electronics , Internet of Things , software , DVcon , apps , software development , hardware/software , embedded systems , Embedded World , Schirrmeister

Embedded World 2013: Virtual Platforms Connected to Everything

Sometimes it is hard to explain why certain ideas take off and why others don’t.…

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What the 787 Dreamliner Can Teach Us About SoC design

The commercial aircraft industry is at a stage where it innovates at a much slower…

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Planning to Go to DVCon 2013 Next Week? If So, Don't Miss the Debug Tutorial Feb…

TUTORIAL : Fast Track Your UVM Debug Productivity with Simulation and Acceleration…

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Why C-to-Silicon Compiler HLS has Supported IEEE 1666-2011 SystemC All Along

Recently one of our competitors issued a press release claiming to be the first high…

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asynchronous reset , IEEE 1666-2011 , Incisive , SystemC , C-to-Silicon Compiler , QoR

IBM and Cadence Collaboration Improves Verification Productivity

Technology leaders like IBM continuously seek opportunities to improve productivity…

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SystemVerilog , uvm , collaboration , IEEE 1800 , Metric Driven Verification , IBM , simvision , OVM , Tom Cole , Incisive , Mixed-Signal , Acellera VIP TSC , MDV , IEV , IES , vManager , IFV , IES-XL
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