EDN

Using IC prototyping to optimize design implementation

As IC-design size continues to escalate, time-to-market windows tighten, design requirements become more stringent, and device geometries shrink to nanometer proportions. Because of these constraints, ...
EDN

Design planning for large SoC implementation at 40nm: Guaranteeing predictable schedule and first-pass silicon success

The physical design implementation of large complex deep sub-micron technologies has evolved to a stage where it is essential to consider every aspect of SoC design and implementation during the ...
Design-Reuse

Practical Design and Implementation of a Configurable DDR2 PHY

As speed and design complexity increases, so does the need for more memory storage. System-on-a-Chip (SoC) designers can choose to embed more memory into the device, at the expense of silicon area and ...
Design-Reuse

Cadence Introduces Innovus Implementation System, Delivering Best-in-Class Results with Up to 10X Reduction in Turnaround Time

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) today unveiled Cadence® Innovus™ Implementation System, its next-generation physical implementation solution that enables system-on-chip (SoC) developers to ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Why Implementation Matters To System Design And Software

There has been quite some discussion in the recent past how well abstraction really works in enabling system design and verification. As I admitted in “Confessions of an ESL-Aholic” a while back, I ...