FEATURE ARTICLES

Trans-Acting Lessons
Modeling and Transactors for the Simulation and
Emulation World (Bryon Moyer)
(May 27, 2008)

Ten-Step Program
Sequence PowerArtist Identifies Ways to Reduce Power (Bryon Moyer)
(May 20, 2008)

Three Chords and the Truth
Aart de Geus and Synopsys go Quick to Four (Kevin Morris)
(May 13, 2008)

Avoiding Failure Analysis Paralysis
Cadence Describes the DFM-Diagnostics Link (Bryon Moyer)
(May 6, 2008)

NEWSLETTERS

May 27, 2008 :: volume II, no. 09

May 20, 2008 :: volume II, no. 08

May 13, 2008 :: volume II, no. 07

May 6, 2008 :: volume II, no. 06

May 1, 2008 :: Mil/Aero Spotlight

May 30, 2008

Kozio Supports Freescale’s Latest PowerQUICC™ III Processor (MPC8544E)

Synopsys Introduces HAPS-51T ASIC Prototyping System to Accelerate Time to Results

Pyxis Technology: Targeting 45nm Design Closure at the 2008 Design Automation Conference

Apache Design Solutions Offers Hands-On Tutorial on IP Validation for Macro and Embedded SoC at 45th Design Automation Conference

Tela Innovations Showcases Innovative On-Grid, Straight-Line Approach to Chip Design at Industry Events

May 29, 2008

Denali First to Release Full DDR3 DIMM IP Solution

Mentor Graphics Qualifies Calibre Model-based Planarity Flow for TSMC’s 65 and 40 nanometer IC Manufacturing Processes

Solido Design to Give Seminar and Tutorial on Variation Robustness for Analog/Mixed-Signal Design at DAC 2008

Visit Extreme DA at the 45th Design Automation Conference: Discover Sign-off with Certainty and Enter to Win a 32GB Apple iTouch

Calypto Delivers Optimized Power Flow with Cadence Design Systems

Real Intent Delivers Verification Return on Investment; Demonstrates Speed3 at the Design Automation Conference, Booth 2540

May 28, 2008

Synopsys Releases Proven VMM Methodology Standard Library and Applications Under Apache Open Source License

Zensys Selects Berkeley Design Automation Analog FastSPICE™ for Wireless Transceiver Verification

Si2 Announces Member Demonstrations at the Design Automation Conference

ESL Design Symposium With SystemC Co-Located With DAC 2008

May 27, 2008

LogicVision Introduces Dragonfly Test Platform

Synopsys Unveils New IC Compiler Router Delivering 10X Speed-Up

DesignAdvance Introduces CircuitProbe™

Agilent Technologies’ New Family of USB Modular Instruments Provides Flexible, Affordable Solutions for Electronic Functional Test

EVE Unleashes DW-FPGA for FPGA Synthesis

NI TestStand 4.1 Accelerates Parallel Test Performance with Multicore Support

OCP-IP Releases OCP 2.2 Revision A

IPL Alliance Announces Lunch Workshop at Design Automation Conference on Monday 9 June 2008

45th Design Automation Conference Shines Spotlight on Wireless Technology

Agilent Technologies to Feature Latest Innovations in Signal Integrity Design, RFIC Verification at 2008 Design Automation Conference

May 26, 2008

Cofluent Design Announces Word's First Eclipse-Based Graphical ESL Modeling And Simulation Framework

STARC Adds Sequence Low-Power Tools to Advanced Design Flow

May 23, 2008

Mentor Graphics Calibre LFD Selected by STMicroelectronics for Litho Variability Analysis at 65 and 45 Nanometer

May 22, 2008

Denali Software Announces Availability of MMAV 2008 Verification IP

Denali Software to Leverage Bluespec Technology for Next-Generation Memory Controller IP Development

Certess TAB Member David Dill to Present on New Trends in Functional Verification at DVClub Luncheon

May 21, 2008

Si2 to Host Low Power Coalition Workshop at DAC 2008

45th Design Automation Conference to Host Six Collocated Events

Calypto to Offer Power Profiling Software Free of Charge at DAC

45th Design Automation Conference Offers Diverse Line-up of 14 Workshops

MSIM Simulator with 5X~10X Speedup for Characterizing CCS Timing Model of Cell Library

May 20, 2008

LDRA tool suite support identifies Security Vulnerabilities and meets the CERT C standard

Apache Announces Sentinel-PI, a Global Chip-Package-System Co-Design and Co-Analysis Solution for Power Integrity

Tektronix Creates World’s First Test Cookbook for New UWB WiMedia 1.2 Specification

May 13, 2008

HiSilicon Selects Synopsys as IP Vendor Of Choice for SoC Designs

Berkeley Design Automation Delivers Over 2x Superior Price/Performance Versus All True SPICE Accurate Circuit Simulators

Mentor Graphics Offers Personalized Web Support Portals; First to Earn Certification under the SCP eService Standard

45th Design Automation Conference Panels Cover Industry’s Varied Interests, Challenges, Direction, Future

Synopsys HSIM-XA Adopted by STMicroelectronics for Its Advanced Smart Power Technology

May 12, 2008

High-performance MIPS32(R) 24K(R) Processor Core Powers New GPON Residential Gateway SoC From BroadLight

Synopsys Donates Proven VMM Methodology Library and Applications to Accellera

The MathWorks Simplifies Development Of Parallel Applications in MATLAB

CoWare and Agility Team to Accelerate the Simulation of Complex DSP Algorithms

Enhanced Carbon Model Studio Reduces Time to Create Models

May 8, 2008

NextIO Standardizes on VMM Methodology and Synopsys VCS for Next-Generation I/O Virtualization Chip

Coverity™ Introduces Thread Analyzer for Java

May 7, 2008

Accellera Continues Support for Verification and Interoperability with Formation of New Standards Committee

Agilent Technologies Introduces Industry-First Flying Leads Probe for Embedded PCI Express® 2.0 Design, Validation

Mentor Graphics Aligns Product Groups to Address IC Implementation Challenges at 45nm and Beyond

Cypress Unveils Online Solutions Library To Facilitate Faster, More Efficient PSoC® Designs

Agilent Technologies' Infiniium 90000A Series 13-GHz Oscilloscope Approved by PCI-SIG(r) for PCI Express® 2.0 Compliance Testing

May 6, 2008

Tektronix Introduces Most Comprehensive Test Set for Next Generation DDR3 Memory

Synopsys Invests In Prover Technology

Mentor Graphics Announces Partnership with NXP Semiconductors for Design-for-Test Tools and Technology

National Instruments to Host NIWeek 2008 Graphical System Design Conference

Jazz Semiconductor Announces Call for Papers for 2008 Analog-Intensive Mixed-Signal Circuits, Applications, and Technology (AIMS-CAT) Conference

May 5, 2008

Management Day at 45th Design Automation Conference Offers Design Managers Valuable Insights from Industry Peers

Agilent Technologies’ WVAN Wireless Library Helps Prevent Unnecessary Wafer Spins, Accelerates Product Development

May 1, 2008

Fenix-DA Replaces Internally Developed Software with Verific Design Automation