Corporations around the world are suffering from the relentless rise of cyber-crime, cyber-espionage and cyber-terrorism. In addition to severely harming a company’s reputation, breaches into their … [Read more...] about Ensuring the Security of Engineering Software (Case Study of a Large Air-Frame Manufacturer)
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Challenges of Change Management in Multi-Domain Systems Design
The complexity of electrical, electronic, and wiring systems is expanding as products in various industries increasingly rely on electrical and electronic components to perform their most basic … [Read more...] about Challenges of Change Management in Multi-Domain Systems Design
Generative Design for Autonomous Vehicle Electrical Systems
The massive complexity inherent in autonomous vehicle design will push the tools and methodologies used by automotive engineers to their limits. This is especially true in the electrical and … [Read more...] about Generative Design for Autonomous Vehicle Electrical Systems
Finding Code Problems Before High-Level Synthesis
In order to significantly speed up verification and to handle complex algorithms that change daily, many companies are turning to a High-Level Synthesis (HLS) methodology. But, it is extremely … [Read more...] about Finding Code Problems Before High-Level Synthesis
Accelerate Computer Vision Design Using High-Level Synthesis
Computer vision solutions are all around us, in cars, consumer products, security, retail, and agriculture. But, designing these solutions is not easy, mainly because of constant algorithm upgrades … [Read more...] about Accelerate Computer Vision Design Using High-Level Synthesis
A “Shift Left” in Software Defined Networking Emulation
A whole new class of networking devices have created a compelling reason to use emulation for system verification. That’s because network switch SoC designs have transitioned from fixed-function … [Read more...] about A “Shift Left” in Software Defined Networking Emulation
Using Emulation for Meaningful Power Analysis
Power analysis and optimization is gaining importance such that most IC design teams incorporate steps and tools in their flow for power management. Despite this push, most power analysis still uses … [Read more...] about Using Emulation for Meaningful Power Analysis
Realizing the Promise of Silicon Photonics
Silicon photonics offers up the promise of blazing fast data transmission, high bandwidth, and low power consumption—essential for today’s high-performance computing, telecommunications, military, … [Read more...] about Realizing the Promise of Silicon Photonics
How Co-modeling Provides Powerful Capabilities for Hardware Emulation
Understanding co-modeling technology in an emulation environment and its’ impact on verification and validation is critical to improving a wide range of significant capabilities. This is especially … [Read more...] about How Co-modeling Provides Powerful Capabilities for Hardware Emulation
How to Ensure Equivalence Between C++ and RTL Designs
When designers move their untimed C++ design descriptions through a high-level synthesis (HLS) flow, they wonder if the generated, timed RTL is functionally equivalent to the original, high-level … [Read more...] about How to Ensure Equivalence Between C++ and RTL Designs