The power architectures on today's power-cycled system-on-chip designs can be distressingly complex. Multiple power domains with many power modes require a thorough verification process. Five ...

Standard cell libraries have been a mainstay of chip design for many decades since the inception of logic synthesis and composition methodologies. Cell library IP typically contains Verilog models ...

LONDON—Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a software simulator, called Hornet, that they claim models the cycle-accurate performance of multicore chips and scales ...

As semiconductor devices advance in complexity and sensitivity to power fluctuations, the integration of power-aware automatic test pattern generation (ATPG) is becoming indispensable for yield and ...

ABB has introduced significant advancements to the power simulation models for its ABB UNITROL 1000 Automatic Voltage Regulators (AVR).

Battery-powered, mobile systems rely on their batteries and battery chargers for reliable operation. Unfortunately, use of the actual battery makes it difficult for design engineers to perform a ...