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Fix first, finish faster!

By James Paris A few years ago, I came across some plans to build a simple bookshelf that would fit…

In the EDA world, efficiency + ease of use = productivity (and profitability!)

By Shelly Stalnaker Electronic design automation (EDA) grew out of the need to make it easier and faster to design…

Cloud Computing Makes Overnight TAT Attainable

By Matthew Hogan and Derong Yan As we all know, during the final sign-off verifications of full chip system-on-chip (SoC)…

Companies talk about how mPower enables their tape-out success

By Joe Davis Earlier this week, we introduced our new mPower product line for power integrity signoff analysis.  Our innovative…

We know…power integrity analysis can be a really big pain, especially for really big designs

By Joe Davis Design teams use power integrity analysis to determine if the circuits in their designs will provide the…

Don’t like standing in lines? Get with the (right) programs!

By John Ferguson For a while, it appeared that the worst of the COVID pandemic was behind us. My mind…

Get rid of GUI frustration and speed up your Calibre verification job submissions!

By Slava Zhuchenya Graphical user interface (GUI) frustration is real. Deployment of integrated circuit (IC) physical and circuit verification decks…

Seeing is believing (and learning)…

Are you a visual learner? Lots of folks are—they understand and retain instructions much more easily when they can watch…

Caution! Avoid detours when improving resistance on ESD paths

By Derong Yan As overall transistor dimensions shrink, integrated circuit (IC) chip designs become more sensitive to the damage caused…