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Digital Design: Library Characterization Tidbits: Characterize Minimum Period for Memory Instance Using Liberate MX

HelenShi

In this blog, I will talk about the minimum period arc, which is a critical arc associated with the clock of a memory instance.
- 9 Oct 2020
Breakfast Bytes: Optimized Digital Design, Implementation, and Signoff on TSMC N3

Paul McLellan

At the recent TSMC OIP forum, Yufeng Luo presented Optimized Digital Design, Implementation, and Signoff on TSMC N3. He should know all the details. After all, he's the VP of R&D for the Innovus Implementation System, which is at the heart of...
- 9 Oct 2020
カスタムIC／ミックスシグナル: Virtuosity: Virtuoso Visualization and Analysisでのベクターファイルの読み込み

Custom IC Japan

IC6.1.8およびICADVM18.1より前のバージョンでは、適用されたスティミュラスとともにデジタル波形とアナログ波形を表示するには、デジタルソルバとアナログソルバの両方を使用してシミュレーションを実行する必要がありました。これは時間がかかるプロセスになる可能性があります。しかし現在は、デジタルスティミュラスファイルを直接ADEの波形ウィンドウであるCadence® Virtuoso® Visualization and Analysisに読み込むことができます。さらに、ス...
- 8 Oct 2020
Breakfast Bytes: Bessemer Ventures: The Memos That Didn't Get Away

Paul McLellan

Who is the oldest venture capital company in the world? It is almost certainly Bessemer Venture Partners, who were created as the venture arm of Carnegie Steel. The Bessemer process for making steel was the first economical process for making steel f...
- 8 Oct 2020
Analog/Custom Design: Virtuoso Video Diary: Knowledge Booster Training Bytes – Part 3

Parula

Nowadays, it is more important than ever to use multiple test benches in a single design. Therefore, we are pleased to introduce more tips and tricks for the optimal use of the Virtuoso ADE Product Suite, which comprises of Virtuoso ADE Explorer, Virtuoso ADE Assembler, and Virtuoso ADE Verifier.
- 8 Oct 2020
Analog/Custom Design: Virtuoso ICADVM20.1 and IC6.1.8 ISR14 Now Available

Virtuoso Release Team

The IC6.1.8 ISR14 and ICADVM20.1 production releases are now available for download.
- 7 Oct 2020
Breakfast Bytes: TSMC OIP: Rent's Rule and Fast SerDes IP

Paul McLellan

Way back in the 1960s, E. Rent, who was working at IBM at the time, noticed a connection between the number of pins P on integrated circuits being use and the number of gates G on the integrated circuits. It was a power law, where the numbe...
- 7 Oct 2020
System, PCB, & Package Design : BoardSurfers: Training Insights: Creating Inter-Layer Checks Available in Constraint Manager

Shreyansh

In standard PCB designs, various masks and surface finishes require verification of proper clearances and coverage. The rigid-flex designs not only have the same mask and surface finish requirements but also have additional geometries, such as bend a...
- 6 Oct 2020
System, PCB, & Package Design : IC Packagers: Battening the Hatches After Going to Manufacturing

Tyler

When you send the initial version of your design for manufacturing, it’s a huge sense of accomplishment. Things are complete. All constraints have been met. When the part comes off the manufacturing line, it works. That is something to be proud...
- 6 Oct 2020
Academic Network: Two New Books for Your Bookshelf

Anton Klotz

With video conferences getting more and more popular it is a question how to present yourself most effectively to your counterparts, this starts with your outfit and ends with the background. Very advanced colleagues with powerful laptops use artific...
- 6 Oct 2020
Breakfast Bytes: Innovus Mixed Placer

Paul McLellan

It has been a dream for a long time to have a fully automated mixed placer that does a good job. In fact all physical design systems have had the capability for a long time, but designers were reluctant to use them on simple designs. When there were ...
- 6 Oct 2020
Breakfast Bytes: Jasper User Group 2020 Preview

Paul McLellan

The biggest gathering of formal verification engineers in the world takes place in a few weeks — the annual Jasper User Group is coming up on October 21st and 22nd. It has been branded under CadenceCONNECT, specialized meetings that take place ...
- 5 Oct 2020
Breakfast Bytes: Sunday Brunch Video for 4th October 2020

Paul McLellan

https://youtu.be/VZRwCBiexXQ Made in front of my TV Monday: The CHIPS Alliance Tuesday: NXP Glows in Tensilica HiFi Wednesday: GTC 2020 Thursday: Breakfast Bytes Update: Learning & Support, Undersea Datacenter Friday: Breakfast Bytes Up...
- 4 Oct 2020
Life at Cadence: The Returnship Journey - Part 4

Ale Costa

Sanjita Chokshi’s Journey There are many reasons why working professionals take time off from their careers. It can be a daunting experience to re-enter the workforce after a long break. To help ease the transition, Cadence offers a 16-week ret...
- 2 Oct 2020
Analog/Custom Design: SPECTRE 20.1 Release Now Available

SpectreReleaseTeam

The SPECTRE 20.1 release is now available.
- 2 Oct 2020
Breakfast Bytes: Breakfast Bytes Update: DATE, OpenROAD, Starlink

Paul McLellan

This is one of my occasional posts where I update some posts that I covered earlier, but which don't justify an entire post of their own. However, I ended up with so much material that I split this post into two since it got so long. In yesterda...
- 2 Oct 2020
カスタムIC／ミックスシグナル: Virtuosity: 新しい柔軟なサブウィンドウ

Custom IC Japan

Cadence® Virtuoso® Visualization and Analysis でのプロットは、ウィンドウまたはサブウィンドウにプロットすることができます。サブウィンドウでは異なる解析のプロットを並べて表示することができます。IC6.1.8/ICADVM18.1まではサブウィンドウはあまり柔軟ではありませんでした。現在ではこれらが改善され、サブウィンドウのグリッドレイアウトを最大6 x 8グリッドまで選択できるようになりました。さらに、サブウィンドウはサイズを簡単に変...
- 1 Oct 2020
Breakfast Bytes: Breakfast Bytes Update: Learning & Support, Undersea Datacenter

Paul McLellan

This is one of my occasional posts where I update some posts that I covered earlier, but which don't justify an entire post of their own. However, I ended up with so much material that I split this post into two since it got so long. Support and ...
- 1 Oct 2020
Breakfast Bytes: GTC 2020

Paul McLellan

Recently, GLOBALFOUNDRIES held this year's technology conference GTC. Of course, it was held virtually. You probably already know that a couple of years ago, GF decided to abandon the race to single-digit nanometer processes. In particular, they ...
- 30 Sep 2020
Analog/Custom Design: Spectre Tech Tips: Spectre X Update

Stefan Wuensche

About a year ago, we released Spectre X in the SPECTRE 19.1 base release. Since then, we have released multiple SPECTRE 19.1 ISR releases with incremental Spectre X enhancements. The SPECTRE 20.1 release with major Spectre X enhancements is coming out in early October. In this blog, we'll discuss the Spectre X enhancements that have been delivered in the Spectre 19.1 ISR releases.
- 29 Sep 2020
System, PCB, & Package Design : BoardSurfers: Rev Up Your Designs Using Color Themes in Allegro 3D Canvas

Siddharth Makkar

You will agree if I say that the right use of color gets attention, enhances clarity, differentiates items, facilitates the identification of issues, and hence improves productivity. In PCB design, colors are particularly important for the reasons just mentioned, and colors very aptly have...
- 29 Sep 2020
The India Circuit: Ankita Kanojia: A Story of Grit and Determination

Madhavi Rao

At Cadence, giving back to the communities where we live and work is an integral part of the our culture. Helping others is deeply rooted in our DNA and extending this into our communities is one aspect of how we make a difference in the world. One s...
- 29 Sep 2020
System, PCB, & Package Design : IC Packagers: The Importance of Proper DC Net Identification

Tyler

It may surprise some of you, but I often receive databases in which the power and ground nets are not properly identified. Many times, I get these with questions about slow performance during editing actions in the design or a basic confusion of why ...
- 29 Sep 2020
Breakfast Bytes: NXP Glows in Tensilica HiFi

Paul McLellan

One trend that many people have remarked on, is that neural network inference is moving to edge devices. This means that instead of running on big multicore cloud servers with attached GPUs or FPGAs, the network has to run on something like your smar...
- 29 Sep 2020
カスタムIC／ミックスシグナル: Start Your Engines: ミックスシグナル・シミュレーションを高速化するためのヒント

Custom IC Japan

Cadence® Spectre® AMS Designer は、高いパフォーマンスのミックスシグナル・シミュレーション・システムです。複数エンジンの使用や、さまざまなプラットフォームから実行できる機能により、ミックスシグナル・デザイン検証を「活性化」し、市場競争でチェッカーフラッグを受けることができます。Start Your Enginesブログ・シリーズは、シミュレーションのパフォーマンスをチューンアップし、生産性向上に役立つヒントと洞察を提供します。ミックスシグ...
- 28 Sep 2020

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