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Making Hardware Design Great Again in 2017
Ok, I admit it… that title is a blatant attempt to grab your attention. But it should also make you think. As a hardware designer, is your job great? Is it what you thought you’d be doing when you...
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Making Hardware Design Great Again in 2017 - Part Deux
In part one of this series, we talked about the role of the hardware designer, specifically comparing the ideal version of the hardware designer with the real-world version. From the emails I received,...
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“Great” Hardware Design in a Wireless World
As part three of the “Making Hardware Design Great Again” series, let’s see how high-level synthesis (HLS) is helping designers create SoCs for WiFi, Bluetooth, and 5G.A common challenge in all three...
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Designing for Low Power… Begin at the Beginning
So you have your RTL written, and it’s time to optimize to reduce power. If that’s your plan, you are likely leaving power on the table. It’s not that you can’t get a lot of savings with existing RTL...
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2017 Annual HLS Survey Results
As many of you know, Cadence (more correctly, “I”) recently performed an industry survey about HLS (High Level Synthesis) to get a fuller view of the productivity experiences and expectations from...
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Faster and Smarter
At the Cadence VIP dinner at Korea CDNLive last month, Paul Cunningham spoke about the state of the EDA industry, especially in the digital and signoff world.It all comes down to the productivity gap...
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Hot Summer for the High-Level Synthesis Community
Summer is usually a slow time of the year due to vacations, beautiful weather, and backyard barbeques. But for the HLS community, this summer has started off hot. At the 2015 Design Automation...
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Performance, Power, Area. It's All You Need to Know—or Is It?
Whether it's in a technical paper, a pundit's article, or a live discussion with a customer, the term PPA—power, performance, and area—is always in the discussion. Of course, PPA is not simply one...
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Functional Correctness—The Forgotten Benefit of HLS
I like to ask questions, because you learn a lot that way. In fact, I did a survey earlier this year and learned that high-level synthesis users’ experiences are exceeding the non-users’ expectations,...
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Cadence Modus DFT at International Test Conference 2017
While DAC is the focal point for the EDA industry, the test community travels in a slightly separate orbit. There are many conferences throughout the year, and around the globe, to help bridge the...
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Five Things You Didn’t Know About High-level Synthesis
Most of you have heard about the promises of high-level synthesis (HLS). Things like improved productivity, quality of results (QoR), and verification all dominate the high-level synthesis collateral,...
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Five-Minute Tutorial: Innovus User Interface Tips
Hi Everyone,No doubt by now you have heard about the Innovus Implementation System, our next-generation physical implementation solution. It's always a bit scary to move to a new tool, but let me...
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Five-Minute Tutorial: The Innovus Standard Flow
Hi Everyone,Last week I highlighted a video featuring Innovus User Interface Tips. Now that you know how to get around, what next? Innovus has a new, more streamlined design flow. Most designs should...
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Five-Minute Tutorial: Innovus Placement Optimization
Hi Everyone,Last time we got a quick look at The Innovus Standard Flow. Now I'd like to show you a bit more detail about some of the major steps. One of the new concepts in Innovus is how placement and...
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Hot Summer for the High-Level Synthesis Community
Summer is usually a slow time of the year due to vacations, beautiful weather, and backyard barbeques. But for the HLS community, this summer has started off hot. At the 2015 Design Automation...
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Wind of Change in Hardware Design
After months of freezing temperatures in Pittsburgh, a 78 degree wind hit me as I stepped out of the office yesterday. While I’m sure it will be cold again by the time this blog gets published,...
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Five-Minute Tutorial: Innovus User Interface Tips
Hi Everyone,No doubt by now you have heard about the Innovus Implementation System, our next-generation physical implementation solution. It's always a bit scary to move to a new tool, but let me...
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Five-Minute Tutorial: The Innovus Standard Flow
Hi Everyone,Last week I highlighted a video featuring Innovus User Interface Tips. Now that you know how to get around, what next? Innovus has a new, more streamlined design flow. Most designs should...
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Five-Minute Tutorial: Innovus Placement Optimization
Hi Everyone,Last time we got a quick look at The Innovus Standard Flow. Now I'd like to show you a bit more detail about some of the major steps. One of the new concepts in Innovus is how placement and...
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Hot Summer for the High-Level Synthesis Community
Summer is usually a slow time of the year due to vacations, beautiful weather, and backyard barbeques. But for the HLS community, this summer has started off hot. At the 2015 Design Automation...
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