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In the world of flash memory, two primary types dominate the market: NOR flash and NAND flash. While they both serve as essential components in various electronic devices, they differ significantly in terms of structure, functionality, and use cases. In this blog post, we will explore the fundamental differences between NOR flash and NAND flash.

The table below highlights the key differences between the two technologies…

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The prominent components of the EDA flow, like synthesis, place and route, and signoff, sometimes receive more attention than ATPG (Automatic Test Pattern Generation) and testing, which are the red-headed stepchildren of the EDA process. Testing is a very essential step to ensure the accuracy and robustness of modern chips.

The Cadence Modus DFT Software Solution is a fully integrated suite of tools designed from the…

Let's talk about Virtuoso Visualization and Analysis. It’s an analog and mixed-signal display tool that includes the graph windows (Virtuoso Visualization and Analysis window and distributed plot window), calculator, and results browser. It allows you to display waveforms and take measurements after running simulations.

The latest release of Virtuoso Studio comes with some exciting new features for graphs.…

The Address Translation Service (ATS) is a crucial process in the Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) 6.0 architecture. It plays a pivotal role in ensuring that different processes or applications running on a system do not interfere with each other's memory space. Each process operates within its virtual address space, which is subsequently translated into a physical address. This mechanism is essential…

Cadence’s Spectre simulation platform has always been the industry’s leading solution for high-precision analog simulations. It offers a comprehensive array of custom simulation solutions tailored to the needs of analog, mixed-signal, RF, and verification teams. Advanced capabilities such as periodic steady-state analysis empower analog/mixed-signal designers to quickly evaluate the noise and transfer functions of blocks…

The automotive industry is at a crucial inflection point, pivoting from traditional vehicles to intricately designed marvels of technology. This metamorphosis is evident not only in the vehicles on the road but in the fabric of their functionality—the silicon at their heart. For instance, cars these days do a lot more than drive—they think, react, and adapt. This transformation has led to a burgeoning relationship between…

By John Park, Product Management Group Director for Advanced IC Packaging, Cadence

Traditionally, the integration process involving chips, packages, and PCBs relied heavily on manual methods. Experts in different areas—such as IC, PCB, and packaging— used specialized tools for their particular segment, leading to a compartmentalized approach to design. Engineers soon realized that this method of working in silos would…

In this fast-changing world, every minute, you grab the opportunity to enhance your skills and learning growth. But what’s next?

When you gain proficiency and credit for your skills, don’t you want to showcase it to the world? One way is to carry your certificates wherever you go. Does this sound feasible and exciting?

Errr…..don’t think we are taking you to the Stone Age!! We also have another, electrifying…

Get back to the basics with Cadence Spectre AMS Designer for Mixed-Signal Verification. Easily incorporate your analog and digital blocks into one simulation Test Bench, script regressions, and run verification from the command line. This could provide a preferred use model to the digital-centric engineer. For analog-centric engineers, the integration of AMS Designer into Virtuoso has introduced a multitude of users…

Thermal issues in today's electronic designs have become significantly more challenging due to advanced nodes and heterogeneous integration, such as in 3D-ICs. Complete thermal analysis is required to predict performance due to an increase in power and shrinkage in area. In addition, large designs require high-capacity solutions to avoid partitioning the design into smaller pieces, since thermal is a global problem. The…

The ultimate goal of the Cadence Genus Synthesis Solution is very simple: deliver the best possible productivity and Power, Performance, and Area (PPA) during register-transfer-level (RTL) logic synthesis.

The real design synthesis journey is not always rosy; there might be some PPA issue or other!!

• Is there any way to develop your expertise in the synthesis domain using the Genus Synthesis Solution?
• How do you tackle…