Lauro Rizzatti Combining these Apps with an emulation environment makes it possible to increase fault coverage, increase production yield, and reduce ATE test time and cost Source: ElectronicDesign Lauro Rizzatti | Dec 19, 2018 The design-for-test (DFT) technology was driven by the need to harness the runaway cost of testing silicon chips on the manufacturing floor. This phenomenon eventually … Read more
Mipsology’s Zebra Deep Learning inference engine is designed to be fast, painless, and adaptable, outclassing CPU, GPU, and ASIC competitors Source: EEWEB By Lauro Rizzatti (Contributed Content) | Friday, November 23, 2018 I recently attended the 2018 Xilinx Development Forum (XDF) in Silicon Valley. While at this forum, I was introduced to a company called Mipsology, a startup in … Read more
A more efficient flow to support DSP development groups, such as VSORA’s, could help to ensure the success of 5G Source: EEWEB By Lauro Rizzatti (Contributed Content) | Tuesday, November 06, 2018 VSORA, a startup from Paris, recently emerged from stealth mode with a new approach to accelerate 5G broadband design. Khaled Maalej, its founder and CEO, and … Read more
Source: EDN Network Lauro Rizzatti -October 24, 2018 There are challenges unique to designing ASICs for networking applications. One is that bandwidth and latency performance tests for these devices require significantly more simulation cycles than required by other types of ICs. Of course the extended simulation slows the entire design process. To address these and other issues, … Read more
Reading the transcriptions and watching the videos of these three talks delivers an exhilarating look at the semiconductor industry’s future Source: EEWEB By Lauro Rizzatti (Contributed Content) Friday, September 21, 2018 Reading the transcriptions and watching the videos of these three talks delivers an exhilarating look at the semiconductor industry’s future Technical conferences and other industry events offer … Read more
Source: TECH DESIGN FORUM By Lauro Rizzatti September 20, 2018 This case study describes how the Beijing-based start-up realized its T10 Plus SSD controller using a simultaneous flow. Starblaze is a Beijing-based fabless start-up. It was established in 2015, and taped out the prototype of its first target design, an SSD controller, within six months. Starblaze went … Read more
Source: EEWEB By Lauro Rizzatti (Contributed Content) | Monday, August 20, 2018 Challenges facing chip design verification engineers are plentiful, but the opportunities, especially for AI applications, are abundant It’s an exciting time for anyone in the chip and electronic design automation (EDA) industry, asserts Dr. Raik Brinkmann, president and CEO of formal verification provider OneSpin. Dr. … Read more
Source: VanillaPlus Posted by: Marek Maroszek Siemens is buying Finland-based Sarokal. In this interview for VanillaPlus, Jean-Marie Brunet, senior director of Marketing at Mentor, a Siemens business tells Lauro Rizzatti, hardware emulation expert, at Rizzatti, LLC outlines the strategy behind the purchase. (Sponsored Feature) Lauro: Jean-Marie, recently Mentor announced the acquisition of Sarokal, a small company that specialises in 5G testers. Can you … Read more
Based on what attendees saw at DAC, the forecast for EDA could be cloud-based and changeable with heavy cloud cover but little rain and loads of potential. Source: EEWEB By Lauro Rizzatti (Contributed Content) | Friday, July 27, 2018 Design Automation Conference (DAC) attendees, expecting heavy fog to shroud the Moscone Center in San Francisco last … Read more
Source: ChipDesign By Lauro Rizzatti June 26, 2018 In general, the cost-of-ownership (COO) of a piece of equipment encompasses the purchase price plus several additional expenses that users incur during the lifetime of the equipment –– anywhere from three to five years –– to keep it operational, usable, safe and in good condition. Some of these … Read more