EDA Tech Forum Journal—the premier EDA publicationEDA Tech Forum journal is a quarterly publication for the Electronics Design Automation community including design engineers, engineering managers, industry executives, and academia. EDA Tech Forum journal provides an ongoing medium in which to discuss, debate, and communicate the electronic design automation industry’s most pressing issues, challenges, methodologies, problem-solving techniques, and trends. |
EDA Tech Forum Journal - December, 2006
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<Tech Forum>ESL/SystemCReducing power demands with specialized coprocessorsSkip Hovsmith of CriticalBlue explains how his company’s Cascade technology brought new efficiencies to an MP3 codec. ESL/SystemCUsing self-timed interconnect to accelerate SoC timing closureKevin Delaney of Silistix shows how this emerging methodology can addresses persistent design and verification headaches on complex projects. Verified RTL to gatesCommon pitfalls in PCI Express designJitendra Puri of nSys details the ‘dirty dozen’ of common errors on such projects and offers guidance on how to avoid them. Digital/analog implementationDesign of SoG with p-SI TFTs using AMS simulation for AMOLEDsYoungJun Yun, ByungGeun Jun, YongKyeom Kim, JungWon Lee and YongMin Lee of Samsung explain how they overcame the capacity limitations of SPICE. Design to siliconLeakage power optimization for a wireless comms SoCPuneet Gupta and David Parre of high profile start-up Blaze DFM take us through one of the company’s most recent projects. Tested component to systemLeft shifting DFM analysis into the PCB design flowBoard designers need to take on more of the manufacturing analysis they currently leave to suppliers, says Mentor Graphics’ Gerald Suiter. Tested component to systemSilicon carrier for computer systemsThis emerging technology could be key to maintaining the semiconductor performance curve. IBM’s Chirag Patel considers how EDA can make it happen. <Commentary>AnalysisMore help is on the wayThe legislation mandating lead-free solder is now in force. We conclude our two-part article on how to manage this still confusing switch. InterviewPower under controlThat was a key concept for the Xbox 360. Project manager Nick Baker talks about how it applied to the silicon. |
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