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class="col-md-12"> <div class="loop_post_title_wrapper"> <h2 class="post_title_a"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/synopsys-coverity-deal-final/" title="Synopsys-Coverity Deal Final">Synopsys-Coverity Deal Final</a></h2> <div class="loop_post_meta"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/author/esperling/">Ed Sperling</a> - 26 Mar, 2014 - Comments: 2 - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/category/system-level-design-2/" title="View all posts in System-Level Design">System-Level Design</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/category/top-stories/" title="View all posts in Top Stories">Top Stories</a>, </div> </div> <div class="post_excerpt"> <div class="social_sharing"> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a fb:like:layout="button_count" 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Now what? That may be the $334 million question, which is the price Synopsys paid for the 11-year-old software tools vendor. Even Synopsys’ top executives are rather candid in their uncertainty about where this deal will lead, and they made no qualms about that at the Syn... <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/synopsys-coverity-deal-final/">» read more</a> </div> <br/> <hr/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="loop_post_title_wrapper"> <h2 class="post_title_a"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/are-processors-running-out-of-steam/" title="Are Processors Running Out Of Steam?">Are Processors Running Out Of Steam?</a></h2> <div class="loop_post_meta"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/author/esperling/">Ed Sperling</a> - 14 Feb, 2014 - Comments: 3 - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/category/low-power-high-performance/" title="View all posts in Low Power-High Performance">Low Power-High Performance</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/category/top-stories/" title="View all posts in Top Stories">Top Stories</a>, </div> </div> <div class="post_excerpt"> <div class="social_sharing"> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a fb:like:layout="button_count" class="addthis_button_facebook_like" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/are-processors-running-out-of-steam/" addthis:title="Are Processors Running Out Of Steam?"></a> </div> </div> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/are-processors-running-out-of-steam/" addthis:title="Are Processors Running Out Of Steam?"> <a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a> </div> </div> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/are-processors-running-out-of-steam/" addthis:title="Are Processors Running Out Of Steam?"></a> <a class="addthis_button_linkedin" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/are-processors-running-out-of-steam/" addthis:title="Are Processors Running Out Of Steam?"></a> <a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/are-processors-running-out-of-steam/" addthis:title="Are Processors Running Out Of Steam?"></a> <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/are-processors-running-out-of-steam/" addthis:title="Are Processors Running Out Of Steam?"></a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> In 2004, Intel introduced a new line of Pentium chips that ran at 3.6GHz. Fast forward to today, and the company’s i7 processors run at 3.5GHz with a Turbo Boost to 3.9GHz. There have been many improvements in the meantime. There is more cache and dramatically faster access to data stored in that cache. And there are more cores with improved coherency between them. But the big problem is p... <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/are-processors-running-out-of-steam/">» read more</a> </div> <br/> <hr/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="loop_post_title_wrapper"> <h2 class="post_title_a"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/the-week-in-review-system-level-design-6/" title="The Week In Review: System-Level Design">The Week In Review: System-Level Design</a></h2> <div class="loop_post_meta"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/author/esperling/">Ed Sperling</a> - 14 Feb, 2014 - Comments: 0 - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/category/news/" title="View all posts in News">News</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/category/system-level-design-2/" title="View all posts in System-Level Design">System-Level Design</a>, </div> </div> <div class="post_excerpt"> <div class="social_sharing"> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a fb:like:layout="button_count" class="addthis_button_facebook_like" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/the-week-in-review-system-level-design-6/" addthis:title="The Week In Review: System-Level Design"></a> </div> </div> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/the-week-in-review-system-level-design-6/" addthis:title="The Week In Review: System-Level Design"> <a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a> </div> </div> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/the-week-in-review-system-level-design-6/" addthis:title="The Week In Review: System-Level Design"></a> <a class="addthis_button_linkedin" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/the-week-in-review-system-level-design-6/" addthis:title="The Week In Review: System-Level Design"></a> <a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/the-week-in-review-system-level-design-6/" addthis:title="The Week In Review: System-Level Design"></a> <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/the-week-in-review-system-level-design-6/" addthis:title="The Week In Review: System-Level Design"></a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Cadence bought TranSwitch’s high-speed interface IP assets. TranSwitch, which made chips for communications equipment, filed for bankruptcy in November. (The company’s Web site is no longer active.) Cadence also won a deal with Microsoft, which will use Tensilica processors in the new Xbox One audio subsystem. And Cadence rolled out HiFi Audio Tunneling for Android, which takes advantage of... <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/the-week-in-review-system-level-design-6/">» read more</a> </div> <br/> <hr/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="loop_post_title_wrapper"> <h2 class="post_title_a"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/performance-still-trumps-power/" title="Performance Still Trumps Power">Performance Still Trumps Power</a></h2> <div class="loop_post_meta"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/author/brian/">Brian Bailey</a> - 16 Jan, 2014 - Comments: 2 - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/category/low-power-high-performance/" title="View all posts in Low Power-High Performance">Low Power-High Performance</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/category/top-stories/" title="View all posts in Top Stories">Top Stories</a>, </div> </div> <div class="post_excerpt"> <div class="social_sharing"> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a fb:like:layout="button_count" class="addthis_button_facebook_like" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/performance-still-trumps-power/" addthis:title="Performance Still Trumps Power"></a> </div> </div> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/performance-still-trumps-power/" addthis:title="Performance Still Trumps Power"> <a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a> </div> </div> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/performance-still-trumps-power/" addthis:title="Performance Still Trumps Power"></a> <a class="addthis_button_linkedin" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/performance-still-trumps-power/" addthis:title="Performance Still Trumps Power"></a> <a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/performance-still-trumps-power/" addthis:title="Performance Still Trumps Power"></a> <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/performance-still-trumps-power/" addthis:title="Performance Still Trumps Power"></a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> When it comes to technology, the past was always simpler than the present and the future looks daunting. In part, this is because finding a solution to a problem allows us to discover the next problem. Over time, the previous problem becomes more understood and solutions improve to the point where it is no longer considered a problem. It was a fairly easy choice about how to implement functiona... <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/performance-still-trumps-power/">» read more</a> </div> <br/> <hr/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="loop_post_title_wrapper"> <h2 class="post_title_a"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/the-next-big-threat/" title="The Next Big Threat">The Next Big Threat</a></h2> <div class="loop_post_meta"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/author/esperling/">Ed Sperling</a> - 13 Jan, 2014 - Comments: 3 - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/category/se-security/" title="View all posts in Security">Security</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/category/top-stories/" title="View all posts in Top Stories">Top Stories</a>, </div> </div> <div class="post_excerpt"> <div class="social_sharing"> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a fb:like:layout="button_count" class="addthis_button_facebook_like" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/the-next-big-threat/" addthis:title="The Next Big Threat"></a> </div> </div> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/the-next-big-threat/" addthis:title="The Next Big Threat"> <a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a> </div> </div> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/the-next-big-threat/" addthis:title="The Next Big Threat"></a> <a class="addthis_button_linkedin" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/the-next-big-threat/" addthis:title="The Next Big Threat"></a> <a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/the-next-big-threat/" addthis:title="The Next Big Threat"></a> <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/the-next-big-threat/" addthis:title="The Next Big Threat"></a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> In just the past year, tens of millions of Target store customers had their customer and credit card records stolen, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal were hacked, Adobe software had a security breach, Yahoo! was infected with malware, and Snapchat was hit with a bug that exposed user phone numbers. And this was just what was reported in the mainstream media. The threat, it turns o... <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/the-next-big-threat/">» read more</a> </div> <br/> <hr/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="loop_post_title_wrapper"> <h2 class="post_title_a"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/the-week-in-review-system-level-design-3/" title="The Week In Review: System-Level Design">The Week In Review: System-Level Design</a></h2> <div class="loop_post_meta"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/author/esperling/">Ed Sperling</a> - 10 Jan, 2014 - Comments: 0 - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/category/news/" title="View all posts in News">News</a>, </div> </div> <div class="post_excerpt"> <div class="social_sharing"> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a fb:like:layout="button_count" class="addthis_button_facebook_like" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/the-week-in-review-system-level-design-3/" addthis:title="The Week In Review: System-Level Design"></a> </div> </div> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/the-week-in-review-system-level-design-3/" addthis:title="The Week In Review: System-Level Design"> <a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a> </div> </div> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/the-week-in-review-system-level-design-3/" addthis:title="The Week In Review: System-Level Design"></a> <a class="addthis_button_linkedin" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/the-week-in-review-system-level-design-3/" addthis:title="The Week In Review: System-Level Design"></a> <a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/the-week-in-review-system-level-design-3/" addthis:title="The Week In Review: System-Level Design"></a> <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/the-week-in-review-system-level-design-3/" addthis:title="The Week In Review: System-Level Design"></a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Cadence won a deal with Fraunhofer, which licensed its MPEG codecs for Tensilica HiFi DSP. (Cadence acquired Tensilica last year.) The AAC codecs combine speech and general-purpose audio into a unified system, which simplifies design because it works at any bit rate. Sonics won a deal with MediaTek, which licensed its NoC technology for an upcoming line of SoCs. 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One minute, I’m waking up a little groggy on New Year’s Day, wondering whether the silicon industry is ever going to rebound. The next minute, it’s today and the industry had a good year, and is, in many ways, a completely different animal than it was 12 months ago. Innovation is evolutionary, sure. But if you really think about 2013, you can make an argument tha... <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/happened/">» read more</a> </div> <br/> <hr/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="loop_post_title_wrapper"> <h2 class="post_title_a"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/atoms-arms-arcs-andesand-rest/" title="Atoms, ARMs, ARCs, Andes…And All The Rest">Atoms, ARMs, ARCs, Andes…And All The Rest</a></h2> <div class="loop_post_meta"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/author/brian/">Brian Bailey</a> - 07 Nov, 2013 - Comments: 0 - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/category/low-power-high-performance/" title="View all posts in Low Power-High Performance">Low Power-High Performance</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/category/top-stories/" title="View all posts in Top Stories">Top Stories</a>, </div> </div> <div class="post_excerpt"> <div class="social_sharing"> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a fb:like:layout="button_count" class="addthis_button_facebook_like" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/atoms-arms-arcs-andesand-rest/" addthis:title="Atoms, ARMs, ARCs, Andes…And All The Rest"></a> </div> </div> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/atoms-arms-arcs-andesand-rest/" addthis:title="Atoms, ARMs, ARCs, Andes…And All The Rest"> <a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a> </div> </div> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/atoms-arms-arcs-andesand-rest/" addthis:title="Atoms, ARMs, ARCs, Andes…And All The Rest"></a> <a class="addthis_button_linkedin" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/atoms-arms-arcs-andesand-rest/" addthis:title="Atoms, ARMs, ARCs, Andes…And All The Rest"></a> <a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/atoms-arms-arcs-andesand-rest/" addthis:title="Atoms, ARMs, ARCs, Andes…And All The Rest"></a> <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/atoms-arms-arcs-andesand-rest/" addthis:title="Atoms, ARMs, ARCs, Andes…And All The Rest"></a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> There was a time when nobody believed Intel processors would be replaced with any other device. Intel commanded the processor market. Rich Wawrzyniak, senior analyst for ASIC SoC at Semico Research, noted this was not always the case. In the early days of the PC there were many contenders and most people thought that Motorola would win because they had more money behind them. Ultimately, Intel ... <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/atoms-arms-arcs-andesand-rest/">» read more</a> </div> <br/> <hr/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="loop_post_title_wrapper"> <h2 class="post_title_a"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/buying-selling-eda-companies/" title="Buying And Selling EDA Companies">Buying And Selling EDA Companies</a></h2> <div class="loop_post_meta"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/author/esperling/">Ed Sperling</a> - 24 Oct, 2013 - Comments: 0 - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/category/special-reports/" title="View all posts in Special Reports">Special Reports</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/category/system-level-design-2/" title="View all posts in System-Level Design">System-Level Design</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/category/top-stories/" title="View all posts in Top Stories">Top Stories</a>, </div> </div> <div class="post_excerpt"> <div class="social_sharing"> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a fb:like:layout="button_count" class="addthis_button_facebook_like" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/buying-selling-eda-companies/" addthis:title="Buying And Selling EDA Companies"></a> </div> </div> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/buying-selling-eda-companies/" addthis:title="Buying And Selling EDA Companies"> <a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a> </div> </div> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/buying-selling-eda-companies/" addthis:title="Buying And Selling EDA Companies"></a> <a class="addthis_button_linkedin" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/buying-selling-eda-companies/" addthis:title="Buying And Selling EDA Companies"></a> <a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/buying-selling-eda-companies/" addthis:title="Buying And Selling EDA Companies"></a> <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/buying-selling-eda-companies/" addthis:title="Buying And Selling EDA Companies"></a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> EDA, arguably more than any other industry, has been built on the backs of engineering breakthroughs by startups. In aggregate, those startups are the backbone of tools that have made cell phones smart and which helped improved gas mileage on automobiles. Through an almost continuous stream of acquisitions, these startups have added to the top-line valuation of big EDA companies, and despite th... <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/buying-selling-eda-companies/">» read more</a> </div> <br/> <hr/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="loop_post_title_wrapper"> <h2 class="post_title_a"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/trending-asics/" title="Trending Back To ASICs">Trending Back To ASICs</a></h2> <div class="loop_post_meta"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/author/ann/">Ann Steffora Mutschler</a> - 24 Oct, 2013 - Comments: 0 - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/category/special-reports/" title="View all posts in Special Reports">Special Reports</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/category/system-level-design-2/" title="View all posts in System-Level Design">System-Level Design</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626113128/http://semiengineering.com/category/top-stories/" title="View all posts in Top Stories">Top Stories</a>, </div> </div> <div class="post_excerpt"> <div class="social_sharing"> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a fb:like:layout="button_count" class="addthis_button_facebook_like" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/trending-asics/" addthis:title="Trending Back To ASICs"></a> </div> </div> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/trending-asics/" addthis:title="Trending Back To ASICs"> <a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a> </div> </div> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/trending-asics/" addthis:title="Trending Back To ASICs"></a> <a class="addthis_button_linkedin" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/trending-asics/" addthis:title="Trending Back To ASICs"></a> <a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/trending-asics/" addthis:title="Trending Back To ASICs"></a> <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/trending-asics/" addthis:title="Trending Back To ASICs"></a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> True to its cyclical nature, the semiconductor industry is swinging back toward ASICs from more diversified approaches such as FPGAs. 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