It's often been said that form follows function. I prefer to think that function drives form. Unfortunately, just the opposite is true for modern CAD tools -- function is a slave to form (or geometry) ...

Photo courtesy of Leon Speakers. The hyper-charged, technology-forward mindset of the roaring 2020s has given businesses and individuals challenges and opportunities to consider. Ironically, this is ...

As design complexity increases, design verification becomes increasingly difficult. In fact, it is not uncommon for project teams to spend more time verifying that a design will work than creating the ...

Technology is creating endless opportunities for companies, especially financial service providers, to roll out new solutions and enhance the client experience. However, keeping up with the pace of ...

Today's SoCs include hundreds of complex IP blocks with millions of transistors each. CSRs are essential for managing these IPs, with some systems having up to a million CSRs. IP-XACT standards help ...

The importance of functional safety in automotive systems. Requirements for vehicle functional safety. The role and applications of FPGAs in automotive safety systems. The automotive industry is ...