Wanted: ESL Power Design Flow
In order to truly incorporate understanding of power at a higher-than-RTL level of abstraction, a new design flow is needed—and it won’t come from just one vendor. Apache believes that tool flow must...
View ArticlePhysical Effects Affecting Design
With the increase in analog content in today’s designs, the industry is facing a real challenge in terms of how to perform mixed-signal verification at the functional level, at the SPICE level and down...
View ArticleAre We There Yet?
We’ve been talking in the industry for as long as I can remember about hardware and software co-design and I’m always curious to hear how that it progressing….or not. I posed this question to Jon...
View ArticleMore EMI Mitigation
With electromagnetic interference a major design challenge today in any product that sends or receives a signal, determining how to lessen the impact of this phenomenon was addressed to a large extent...
View ArticleBridging The Gap
We talk all the time about hardware/software co-design, co-verification, etc., but what is really interesting now is how vital the connection is between power awareness and system-level design. Yes, it...
View ArticleFundamentals For 3D IC Flows
While true 3D ICs are a few years off, 2.5D is here. There are some key differences, namely that with 2.5D the interposer is a passive die, but there also are some fundamental shared requirements....
View ArticleBubble Gum and Scotch Tape
It’s always extremely interesting to talk with actual design engineers, trudging through the trenches of challenges like 3D design. Recently, I was able to speak with Robert Patti, chief technology...
View ArticleApple’s Impact on Battery Power
More than one person I’ve spoken with lately has pointed out the fact that battery life is no longer the most important thing when a consumer is choosing a smartphone. Wait! I thought power was the #1,...
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