Design
Mentor Graphics customers expand use of Calibre Pattern Matching
Mentor Graphics Corporation has announced that customers and ecosystem partners are expanding their use of Calibre Pattern Matching solution to overcome previously intractable IC verification and manufacturing problems. The solution is integrated into the Mentor Calibre nmPlatform solution, creating a synergy that drives these applications at IC design companies and foundries, across multiple process nodes.
Synopsys' embedded vision processors boost performance up to 100X
Synopsys has announced the DesignWare EV6x family, its latest generation of processor cores optimised for embedded vision applications requiring high definition resolutions. The fully programmable and configurable EV61, EV62 and EV64 embedded vision processors integrate one, two or four vision CPU cores and a programmable convolution neural network (CNN) engine.
Algorithm automates DNA origami
Researchers can build complex, nanometre-scale structures of almost any shape and form, using strands of DNA. But these particles must be designed by hand, in a complex and laborious process. This has limited the technique, known as DNA origami, to just a small group of experts in the field. Now a team of researchers at MIT and elsewhere has developed an algorithm that can build these DNA nanoparticles automatically.
Sondrel & UltraSoC partner to deliver ‘shift left’ for SoC projects
UltraSoC and Sondrel has announced Sondrel’s accreditation as an UltraSoC Design Services Partner. This partnership brings together UltraSoC’s monitoring and analytics IP and Sondrel’s engineering expertise, a perfect marriage that further enhances the key ‘shift left’ strategy that both companies advocate to provide significant gains for their clients.
Strengthened tools offered for developers working with Renesas RL78
IAR Systems introduces an updated version of the compiler and debugger toolchain IAR Embedded Workbench for Renesas RL78. The new version extends code quality control possibilities through enhanced static analysis as well as support for the latest RL78 devices.
Making complex analysis practical for imported code
Symbolic execution is a powerful software-analysis tool that can be used to automatically locate and even repair programming bugs. Essentially, it traces out every path that a program’s execution might take. But it tends not to work well with applications written using today’s programming frameworks.
Cadence next-gen virtuoso platform deployed by STMicroelectronics
Cadence Design Systems has announced that STMicroelectronics has qualified and actively deployed the next-gen Cadence Virtuoso platform for its SmartPower technologies. The latest Virtuoso platform successfully enabled ST design engineers to improve custom routing quality and performance and significantly reduce block-planning and pin-optimisation time using special pin groups and guide constraints.
Aegis to showcase FactoryLogix R3 at Automatica
Aegis will demonstrate the latest version of their market leading manufacturing operations management software, FactoryLogix at Automatica in Munich (June 21-24). The new version incorporates a re-designed Logistics module based on the same technology framework as the NPI, Production and Analytics modules found in FactoryLogix, replacing the solution’s previous integration with the diplan software suite.
Accelerating the SoC design cycle
To increase the speed of the SoC design process, Avnet ASIC Israel (AAI), a provider of system-on-chip (SoC) design, layout and manufacturing services, has selected the Synopsys Design Compiler Graphical RTL synthesis solution.
Efficient development of multi-sensor applications
For the development of algorithms for ADAS and automated driving, version 2.0 of the vADASdeveloper software tool offers comprehensive support. It offers ADAS developers a complete solution, ranging from multi-sensor data recording to quick visualisation of results. Even algorithm development along with implementation in simulation and testing systems can be realised in this way.