A Perspective in National Science Review outlines a new paradigm for fully automated processor chip design. By combining ...

The American Wood Council recently released a new publication for fire design of wood members, assemblies, and connections to meet code requirements. Since 2001, the National Design Specification for ...

Chip design is getting more and more challenging in terms of power, performance, area and IP integration. At the same time, competition and time-to-market are forcing much tighter schedules. The ...

Identifying design opportunities involves spotting problems or needs that can be improved through design A design brief clearly describes the problem, goals, and specific requirements of the project ...

What is an executable spec? In the context of an IP and/or SoC design and development, a specification consists of a complete description of the concerned IP/SoC or any subsystem. It consists of ...

Do you need a design or functional specification? It depends on who your audience is and where you are in the product development cycle. People often confuse the purpose and role of functional ...

The USB Type-C connector and power delivery (PD) specification has brought radical changes to the mobile device industry, and USB Type-C PD 3.0 could optimize battery charging for portable devices.

This paper presents an approach to power design specification intent and associated enabled design methodologies that allow a scalable implementation of voltage islands. From a single holistic power ...

The iterations a specification goes through in a given project. Are chip design and verification specs, and hardware and software specs, separate entities? Automation of the specification process.