By Ed Sperling
Qualcomm VP of engineering Scott Runner talks with Synopsys’ Yvette Huygen in a video about the impact that SoCs are having on mobility. The augmented reality segment is intriguing—things you’ll be able to do with your smartphone.
Mentor’s Colin Walls is taking a survey of what programming languages are most popular for embedded software development. He’s offering a prize, too—an autographed copy of his book.
Cadence’s Brian Fuller cuts through a raucous conversation at DAC involving finFETs and analog Design. Bottom line: Stacked die packaging approaches are looking very attractive to these engineers.
Real Intent’s Vaishnav Gorur rolls out part two of his epic on lending a formal hand to CDC verification. This segment focuses on failures in a common CDC synchronizer.
Did you ever wonder how a cat sees a dog? Check out the video from Dassault Systemes’ Fred, who says the video is based on real data.
IHS’ Mike Howard digs into the economics of the DRAM market and why it has been able to balance supply and demand without crashing and burning in a down market.
Synopsys’ Mick Posner has a new nickname. It has something to do with his trailer.
Mentor’s Michael Ford questions whether people love their software. This one may require some clarification.
Cadence’s Richard Goering distills a speech by Nvidia chief scientist Bill Dally about two engineers in a garage. Dally contends they should be able to design a prototype SoC in a couple weeks. That should leave plenty of time for lunch.
Synopsys’ Eric Huang pans Thunderbolt flash drives in favor of USB 3.0. Pricing arguments aside, all of these transfer rates are blazing fast.
If a picture is worth 1,000 words, what’s a video demonstration worth? Mentor’s Brad Dixon shows what can go wrong with animated user interfaces.
Cadence’s Team Allegro looks at simultaneous switching noise analysis. The conclusion: Earlier is better.
Synopsys’ Scott Knowlton takes a look at what happens when PCIe is teamed up with a lower-power PHY for the mobile market. Will that speed adoption? Maybe.