BestTech Views

29/11/2023

Amit Gupta shares six fundamental properties of AI-powered custom IC verification, including AI technologies, that deliver orders-of-magnitude speedups and productivity improvements.

Intelligent Custom IC Verification: 6 Fundamentals for Success By Amit Gupta, Vice President & General Manager, Siemens EDA I. Overview Custom integrated circuits (ICs) span analog, RF, mixed signal, standard cell, memory, and IP designs; from smartphone to IoT to artificial intelligence (AI) chips,...

29/11/2023

Amit Gupta shares six fundamental properties of AI-powered custom IC verification, including AI technologies, that deliver orders-of-magnitude speedups and productivity improvements.

17/08/2023

Video Surveillance: Cloud & On-Premise System Tradeoffs by Dean Drako, Eagle Eye Networks CEO.

Video Surveillance: Cloud & On-Premise System Tradeoffs I. Overview Comparison of where different video surveillance functions can be located, along with the tradeoffs for each for different scenarios, especially in light of the advent of AI. For purposes of this discussion, "edge" and "on-premise"....

17/08/2023

Case study by Samsung: "Dynamic CDC Verification Methodology with Enhanced Synchronizer Jitter Modeling." Real Intent Meridian CDC was deployed.

Dynamic CDC Verification Methodology with Enhanced Synchronizer Jitter Modeling Presented by Youngchan Lee, of Samsung Electronics Case Study Overview Youngchan Lee of Samsung Electronics presented at DAC 2022 on their Dynamic CDC verification methodology. Samsung successfully proved that additional...

31/12/2022

RTL Linting tool reviews & metrics https://besttechviews.com/rtl-linting-tools-reviews-metrics/

29/12/2022

https://besttechviews.com/spice-simulators-reviews-metrics/

SPICE Simulator Product Reviews & Metrics SPICE simulators are widely used in the design and analysis of electronic circuits; they enable designers to model and analyze the behavior of integrated circuits (ICs) and other electronic systems under various operating conditions to ensure that they meet....

12/12/2022

In-depth case study by STMicroelectronics on optimizing register map (control/status registers) verification by combining Cadence Jasper CSR formal app & UVM. (video/transcripts/slides)

Optimizing Register Map Verification with Jasper CSR & UVM Comparing Cadence Jasper CSR Formal App with UVM for Time, Coverage & Bugs Found by Davide Sanalitro & Edoardo Bollea, of STMicroelectronics Case Study Overview Davide Sanalitro & Edoardo Bollea, of STMicroelectronics share an in-depth case....

04/07/2022

https://besttechviews.com/hybrid-cloud-bursting-5-deployment-principles/

Hybrid Cloud Bursting: 5 Principles for Successful Deployment By Dean Drako, President & CEO, IC Manage I. Introduction: Design in Cloud Expected to Double in Two Years I-1. Design & Verification in Cloud – Today & in Two Years Today, 32 percent of companies already deploy cloud for design

08/02/2022

Case study on Western Digital’s constraint-based clock domain crossing sign-off with Real Intent’s Meridian CDC static sign-off tool. https://www.realintent.com/clock-domain-crossing-constraints-based-sign-off-methodology-western-digital/

Clock Domain Crossing: Constraints-Based Sign-Off Methodology By Sharan Mohan, Pinkesh Shah, & Rambabu Singampalli Western Digital Meridian CDC I. Case Study Executive Overview This case study covers Western Digital's enhanced constraint-driven clock domain crossing (CDC) sign-off methodology with R...

08/02/2022

2.5-minute highlights video from Hamid Shojaei of Google on his DAC 2021 presentation on “Cloud-based static sign-off methodology for their cloud TPU ML hardware”. Real Intent’s static sign-off tools were deployed. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gloria-nichols_25-minute-highlights-video-from-hamid-shojaei-activity-6886740780560596993-fuoS

2.5-minute highlights video from Hamid Shojaei of Google on his DAC 2021 presentation on “Cloud-based static sign-off methodology for their cloud TPU ML...

23/10/2021

IC Manage CEO Dean Drako shares trends & insights from a recent survey on: Multisite, design data management trends; Predicting tapeout dates & resources; IP reuse; Managing multiple DDM systems; and cloud design & verification trends. https://besttechviews.com/design-ip-management-5-elements-of-future-proof-multisite-ddm/

5 Elements of Future-Proof Multisite Design & IP Management Industry Survey Report Highlights: IP reuse, Design Predictions, Cloud Usage By Dean Drako, President & CEO, IC Manage I. Introduction: System & Hardware Design Scaling Driving Collaboration Efficiencies Our semiconductor and systems indust...

24/04/2021

Article on Reset Domain Crossing Sign-Off a with technical insights on 1. RDC vs. CDC; and 2. fundamentals to eliminate RDC bug escapes while maintaining high PPA. https://besttechviews.com/reset-domain-crossing-asynchronous-resets-rdc/

Reset Domain Crossing Sign-Off: 4 Fundamentals to Eliminate RDC Bug Escapes I. Overview: Reset Domain Crossing Analysis as Part of Sign-Off More reset domains and asynchronous resets in modern chips, along with faster designs, requires a proper reset domain crossing sign-off methodology to avoid chi...

06/08/2020

Cadence President Anirudh Devgan shares his detailed insights on Computational Software, with: 1. A clear definition of computational software; and 2. Four specific ways computational software is transforming system design & hardware design. https://besttechviews.com/computational-software-transforms-hardware-system-design/

4 ways Computational Software is Transforming System Design & Hardware Design by Anirudh Devgan, President, Cadence Design Systems I. Introduction: System & Hardware Design Strides & Challenges Electronics systems are changing at an accelerating pace, with technologies such as hyperscale data center...

01/06/2020

Short, clear, Clock Domain Crossing (CDC) primer video by Real Intent, covering: CDC sign-off tools ensuring that data is properly transferred across clock domains, eliminating potential issues such metastability & glitches, so that designs behave reliably. https://youtu.be/GnxxYKThLW8

Clock Domain Crossing (CDC) primer (by Real Intent) discusses how clock domain sign-off tools ensure that data is properly transferred across clock domains, ...

14/05/2020

Video on the key fundamentals to enable automated, non-intrusive elevated temperature detection using thermal cameras & video management systems -- to help contain this coronavirus pandemic as we open up. Speaker is Eagle Eye Networks CEO Dean Drako. https://youtu.be/S1S_exuMFSc

Dean Drako, CEO of Eagle Eye Networks, gives an overview of key fundamentals for enabling automated, non-intrusive elevated body temperature screening using ...

07/03/2020

Article covers Static Sign-off fundamentals that can substantially improve design and verification efficiency. Also, how static sign-off compares with simulation & formal against key verification metrics. It discussed target domains where static sign-off can improve results, selected implementation practices, and how static sign-off tools fit with design methodologies.

https://besttechviews.com/static-sign-off-6-fundamentals-to-maximize-verification-efficiency/

Static Sign-Off: 6 Fundamentals to Maximize Design & Verification Efficiency by Prakash Narain, Real Intent President & CEO I. Overview: Static Sign-Off during Design Process Closes Key Gaps Changing global design strategies needed to deal with larger designs are driving increased usage of static si...

28/02/2020

Article covers Static Sign-off target domains, how it compares with simulation & formal against key verification metrics, selected implementation practices, and how static sign-off tools fit with design methodologies.

https://besttechviews.com/static-sign-off-6-fundamentals-to-maximize-verification-efficiency/

Static Sign-Off: 6 Fundamentals to Maximize Design & Verification Efficiency by Prakash Narain, Real Intent President & CEO I. Overview: Static Sign-Off during Design Process Closes Key Gaps Changing global design strategies needed to deal with larger designs are driving increased usage of static si...

07/10/2019

Dean Drako, successful serial entrepreneur, gives his 3 top reasons keeping your customers happy makes a difference. https://besttechviews.com/dean-drako-happy-customers-make-difference/

Dean Drako's 3 Reasons Happy Customers Make a Difference by Gloria Nichols More than a decade ago, I asked Dean Drako for his best business tip. By then, he'd already sold a couple of successful startups, IC Manage was going strong, and Barracuda Networks -- which later went public

30/08/2019

Quick, useful tips on negotations.

(Jim Hogan, Amit Gupta & Rajeev Madhavan)

https://besttechviews.com/9-negotiation-tips-from-tech-execs/

9 Negotiation Tips from Tech Execs by Gloria Nichols I ran a blind survey of engineers and engineering management, asking them to rate themselves as negotiators. 204 responded. >2 in 3 had major business or career events requiring negotiation in past 5 years

30/08/2019

Dean Drako on why happy customers matter.

https://besttechviews.com/3-reasons-happy-customers-make-difference/

3 Reasons Happy Customers Make a Difference by Gloria Nichols More than a decade ago, I asked Dean Drako for his best business tip. By then, he'd already sold a couple of successful startups, IC Manage was going strong, and Barracuda Networks -- which later went public -- was

30/08/2019

Tips on Selling your Ideas part 1: Joe Costello & Aart de Geus

https://besttechviews.com/joe-costello-aart-de-geus-selling-your-ideas/

CEO Tips on Selling your Ideas (part 1): Joe Costello & Aart de Geus Have you heard the saying "In a strong company, the best ideas win"? The reality is that it takes more than a great idea. It takes the ability to get folks to listen, understand and agree with you. Adding to this,

30/08/2019

Tips on Selling your Ideas part 2: Wally Rhines & Dean Drako.

https://besttechviews.com/wally-rhines-dean-drako-selling-your-ideas/