A new software tool simulates the spots on a circuit board where processors and components are likely to fall off or become dislodged from vibrations that automobiles, airplanes, or satellite systems might go through, so that engineers can find...
Chips are expected to sport as many as 15 billion gates (BG) by 2020 (Fig. 1). Designs today are already using 2.5 billion gates. Simulation and emulation are critical to getting chip designs working properly before actual hardware is delivered...
The micro-programmed machine approach offers important performance features such as speed, but it is tedious and error-prone. This Visual Basic 6 GUI automates and eases the process.
A virtual probe enhances hardware emulation's appeal as data-center resource for hardware designers and software developers when it comes to verification.
Unrelenting transistor scaling has more than a few companies jumping a technology node, but they need to be aware of the challenges that brings—some of which are not so obvious.
