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February 19, 2008
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EDA Alert Update: Optimism Abound For Emulation Sector In 2008
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February 19, 2008
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Optimism Abounds For Emulation Sector In 2008
Lauro Rizzatti, General Manager EVE-USA
Unlike so many of my colleagues within the EDA industry, I'm optimistic about 2008. That's because the emulation market sector is on the rise and I believe we could see double-digit growth in this sector. Yes, I'm defying the paltry 2% growth some EDA executives have forecast for the entire industry.
After over 1400 downloads from all corners of the globe, the Open SystemC Initiative (OSCI) has ended the review period for the draft of its TLM-2 modeling standard for transaction-level modeling. The new draft standard further increases tools interoperability for virtual platforms containing memory-mapped buses and on-chip communication networks.
With the release of its latest Antenna Modeling Design System (AMDS), Agilent's full-wave 3-D electromagnetic (EM) modeling and simulation software contains a scripting feature for performance optimization and automation of complex designs such as patch-array antennas. With it, designers can fine-tune antennas for the best performance within electronic devices, such as cell phones.
Claiming dramatic gains in formal verification productivity, OneSpin Solutions has announced a systematic verification process that defines a structured and integrated sequence of user activities and tool tasks. This sequence predictably transforms the design-under-verification (DUV) and its informal specification into a gap-free formal specification and a provably equivalent DUV.
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