Managing complex SoC verification using plan based verification techniques Meeting the quality requirements of a complex SoC requires managing large verification projects. In this article, Freescale and STMicroelectronics recount a recent experience with a verification management solution (Incisive Enterprise Manager) from Cadence, for the verification of a 32-bit microcontroller project for the automotive industry.
ASIC pioneer reinvents 3-D FPGAs By building a three-dimensional field-programmable FPGA with an ultra-dense anti-fuse interconnect, NuPGA claims to be able to achieve the density of an ASIC at a fraction of the cost.
Synopsys to acquire ESL vendor CoWare EDA and IP vendor Synopsys announced its second major acquisition in two weeks, saying it signed a definitive agreement to acquire electronic system-level design software vendor Coware. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
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