Bye, Bye Gemini
I’ve blogged about Gemini before: October 2008 December 2008 December 2008 December 2009 In December 2009 I first heard that Gemini DA was in play… Read More »Bye, Bye Gemini
Chip Design Mag
Monthly EDA Networking
If you’re in the Portland, Oregon area on Friday (February 12, 2010) then stop on by the Olive Garden restaurant in Lake Oswego for some… Read More »Monthly EDA Networking
Carbon Footprint is Good For ICs
IBM just demonstrated graphene transistors that could become a replacement for pure silicon-based ICs. | Photo: Courtesy of IBM, posted at EE Times The demonstration… Read More »Carbon Footprint is Good For ICs
So You Want to Start-up an EDA Company?
An interactive workshop with angel investor Jim Hogan and start up executive Paul McLellan Dire predictions about the death, stagnation or maturaion of EDA are… Read More »So You Want to Start-up an EDA Company?
Mentor Warms up to 3D Field Solvers
When I consulted for the start-up company Physware on their new 3d Field Solver 5 years ago it dawned on me – IC designers really… Read More »Mentor Warms up to 3D Field Solvers
Downward EDA Revenue Trends Continue
A picture is worth a 1,000 words so take a look at quarterly EDA revenue as compiled by EDAC: Ron Wilson of EDN has a… Read More »Downward EDA Revenue Trends Continue
New Parallel SPICE Start-up Company
SPICE is a wonderful tool for transistor-level circuit designers to predict speed, timing and power of their sensitive designs across Process, Voltage and Temperature regions… Read More »New Parallel SPICE Start-up Company
3D Field Solvers can be Fast
In SoC designs today parasitic extraction tools produce RC and sometimes L or S-parameter values for full-chip designs using either pattern-matching or equation-based techniques. It… Read More »3D Field Solvers can be Fast
Power Consumption, Smartphones and EDA
I’ve been tempted to upgrade to a Smartphone like the iPhone 3GS or Droid because of the rich set of features and I want to… Read More »Power Consumption, Smartphones and EDA
Windows Vista and the Falcon Framework
I just upgraded my laptop from Windows Vista to Windows 7 and it got me thinking about Mentor’s Falcon Framework. How are the two even… Read More »Windows Vista and the Falcon Framework