Design News

NEW YORK -- Noted investor Carl Icahn is continuing to acquire shares in EDA companies, but this time he is focusing on Cadence.

Read more: Icahn Buying Up Cadence Shares

REEDSBURG, WI – A group of electromagnetic compatibility experts have teamed on a white paper that explains the fundamentals of EMC shielding.

Read more: New White Paper Details EMC Shielding Process

WILSONVILLE, OR -- Several companies were repeat winners of Mentor Graphics' annual Technology Leadership Awards, announced today.

Read more: Mentor Announces TLA Winners

Companies and research organizations worldwide have described the advantages of stacking chips vertically with through silicon vias to provide improved performance by delivering increased bandwidth, reduced latency, and lower power. The timing for mass production depends on the existence of an established infrastructure that includes the installation and qualification of high-volume 300 mm production lines, assembly and test capability and how the cost of the new technology compares with that of existing technologies.

Read more: Xilinx FPGA Plans Enable Infrastructure for 2.D TSV

SAN JOSECadence reported third-quarter net income of $127 million, a big jump from last year when the EDA software vendor lost $14 million.

Read more: Cadence’s Q3 Revenue Up 10% YoY

MUNICHZuken has added ST Microelectronics’ components to its Cadstar parts library.

Customers of the design software now have access to a library of more than 250,000 different parts.

Data stored in each component include the schematic symbol, footprint and part information, including specific data such as value, tolerance, wattage, voltage, manufacturer part numbers and links to the manufacturer’s website. The data is accessed through the LinkZ support system.

For more information, visit www.zuken.com/cadstar.

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