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.
CoWare, Xilinx team on LTE basestation design ESL design software vendor CoWare Inc. and FPGA vendor Xilinx Inc. have signed an agreement under which CoWare is integrating and distributing models of Xilinx's LTE baseband IP portfolio with its SPW LTE solution.