IP Systems

The often-misunderstood UVM factory object provides a path to modify testcase behavior without the associated doom of touching already released code. by Hamilton Carter, Senior Editor All of us have seen some variation of the following flow chart:   The basic message, “If you can get away without touching it, you might just be OK,” applies as well to design verification …

Xilinx in space; lenssless optics; the AMBA coherent host interface; the downside of silos; vertical companies; gender inequity; PCIe Gen 4; and the de-evolution of the SoC

Low-energy SoCs for wireless communication get boost from non-finFET based FD-SOI semiconductor technology from CEA-Leti and STMIcroelectronics.

UVM platform specifics and coding examples; ringing MOSFETs; the capture, care, and upkeep of young engineers; post-DVCon coverage, and building vs. Jaguar

High courts wrestle with limits of copyright, as a protection for software.

The digital isolator circuit has gone CMOS. Integrated designs circumvent the capacitative bandwidth limitations and other issues of the venerable old opto-isolator.

Buffer, and ADC design considerations; all about timing specifications; portable stimulus; Star Trek and the IoT; the Wilson Group's functional verification study; RTOS performance; the Silicon Valley age gap; temperature and humidity sensors; requirements management; and the oft-dreaded question "What do you do for a living?"

Deciding who owns the hardware and software intellectual property (IP) for the Internet-of-Things (IoT) is a difficult hurdle to clear.

Several recent surveys reveal growth in DDRn, USB 3.0, PCIe, HDMI, SATA, and MIPI interfaces. Also, ethernet and ARM buses remain popular in specific areas. By John Blyler, Editorial Director, IP Systems Recently, I came upon a very brief chip design and functional verification survey conducted by Arrow Devices (see Figure 1). Although the survey size was fairly small – 56 …

Arduinos; software defined networks… and radios!; ARM/AMBA; TLS engines; embedded industrial automation; system-level power modelling; and collaborating more effectively by Hamilton Carter – Senior Editor If you like to play at your engineering, you should know a new version of the Arduino IDE has been released! Interested in software defined networking—SDN? Check out this Xilinx enabled kickstarter. ARM contributes to …