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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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Slow Winter or New Spring for Hardware Design?

If you're looking for an entertaining gonzo take on the history and current state…

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HDMI 2.0 – Ushering in the Next Generation of Ultra HD TV

The future of television is being defined by two key technologies: organic light…

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Configurable Specman Messaging Webinar Archive Available Now

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Getting Ready for ESL with Emulation!

Next week on Monday, August 19th, Gary Smith will run a webinar called " ESL - Are…

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Low Power , FPGA Based Prototyping , Verification Computing Platform , Virtual System Platform , cadence , Acceleration , System to Silicon Verification , Dynamic Power Analysis , System Design and Verification , System Development Suite , embedded software , Gary Smith , GSEDA , Palladium XP , Emulation , Atrenta , Schirrmeister , ESL , low power optimization

New Specman Coverage Engine (Part III)—Use of Extension Under "when" vs. Using Instance…

In both previous coverage blog posts ( Part I and the Part II ), we showed two solutions…

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AF , e language , Funcional Verification , coverage driven verification (CDV) , Aspect Oriented Programming

New Specman Coverage Engine (Part II) - Using Instance-based Coverage Options for…

In the last coverage blog , we showed how the extensions of covergroups under when…

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AF , coverage parameterization , Specman , coverage , covergroups , instance-based coverage , subtypes , e language , extensions under subtypes , Funcional Verification , Incisive Enterprise Simulator (IES)

Fujitsu Gets 3x Faster Regression with Incisive Simulator and Enterprise Manager

Verification regression consumes expensive compute resources and precious project…

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Verification IP: Five More Things I Learned By Browsing Cadence Online Support

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Cadence Verification IP AppNotes Demonstrate the Use of Trace Files in Debugging

Cadence Verification IP (VIP) provides solutions for verifying compliance and compatibility…

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How-To AppNotes on Cadence Palladium-XP Help Users Get the Basics Right

In simulation acceleration, there are multiple reasons for using gate-level netlists…

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Rapid Adoption Kit (RAK) -- Creating UVM Verification Environments with Hardware…

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Forte and Cadence at DAC: How to Deploy High-Level Synthesis

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Developing the Skill Set Required for SystemC TLM-Based Hardware Design and Veri…

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DAC 2013 – System Design on Wednesday, June 5th

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DAC 2013 – System Design on Tuesday, June 4

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

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

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DAC 2013 – System Design on Monday, June 3rd

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Welcome to DAC 2013!

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Introducing UVM Multi-Language Open Architecture

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

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New Specman Coverage Engine - Extensions Under Subtypes

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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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Mode Support for SimVision “Stop Simulation” Button

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Creating Virtual Platform Models

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