Category Archives: ASIC Design

Efficient Verification and Virtual Prototyping of Analog and Mixed-Signal IP and SOCs Using Behavioral Models

This paper describes the use of behavioral models and mixed-signal simulation as a means to verify the proper instantiation, connectivity and control of analog and mixed-signal (AMS) intellectual property (IP), and also as a means to prototype an AMS integrated circuit (IC) or system-on-chip (SOC) using behavioral models in place

What Does It Cost You When Your SoC is Late to Market?

If your chip is late to market, it is costing you far more than you know.
 
Arteris conducted a survey of all its chip design customers to gain a more accurate grasp of the major concerns they have in their day-to-day operations and to gain a better understanding of what

Low-Power VLSI Design Methodology

Low Power Design is the today’s need in VLSI. Why? Well, ask yourself ! You go to gadget shop, looking for a new cell-phone. Apart from the price, what are the qualitative things that you would be most concerned about?
 

Features including the speed of the processor
Battery back-up
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Selecting an embedded MCU for SoC

This is a guest post by Dolphin Integration which provides IP core, EDA tool and ASIC/SoC design services

 
When a SoC integrator has to select a microcontroller for his application, most of the time, he refers to his own previous experiences rather than on a rational assessment as no standard benchmarking

Getting the Most out of IC Design Houses

In the field of IC Design, there are many companies that have unique focus and experience in designing integrated circuits, as well as being involved in the other aspects of IC design house elements, such as packaging, testing, validation, et cetera.
 
It may seem like a simple choice to

The Future of Power Management ICs – PMICs [infographic]

This is a guest post by Vidatronic which is a fabless semiconductor and systems company specializing in the design of advanced-architecture, energy-efficient power management solutions.

In the last few decades, technology has been growing at a spectacular rate. So, it only makes sense that the parts that make up our technology