How do you convert a design in FPGA to an ASIC?
Articles – By Charlie Passey Why use an FPGA? FPGA (field programmable gate arrays) are an integrated circuit which has the ability to be reprogrammed in order to work on different designs,...
Read moreSondrel创新验证方式
Sondrel指出验证是芯片设计过程中经常被忽视的一个环节，因为设计芯片前端通常被认为是更有趣的部分。然而，Sondrel高级工程经理Susan Mack提出不同观点：“验证是芯片设计过程中的关键部分，可能占用多达70%的时间。设计师创建符合规范的设计，然后验证工程师努力找出问题，这种跳出框架思考的挑战既令人兴奋又非常有趣。现实生活可以为芯片创造不同寻常的场景，我们的任务是找到测试每种设计的方法，
Read moreWhat is the difference between working for a Products Company and a Projects Company (sometimes called a Services Company)?
Articles – Sreekanth Racha, a Physical Design Engineer working in our Indian office in Hyderabad, has worked in both so he really knows the differences first hand. He explains: “I had been working...
Read moreSondrel explains the vital coordinating role of Systems Architects
Reading, UK 11 January 2021. Leading edge digital ASIC design becomes more complex every year needing teams of dozens of people working on all the different aspects of it. According to Sondrel,...
Read moreDescribing the ASIC physical design flow
Articles – By Elliot Smythe Design Specification The design specification is the most important step in the design flow as it details anything that needs to be considered or strict requirements that...
Read moreInterview with Graham Curren in Chinese
当下，半导体行业已经演变为各国的战略性行业。中国的半导体芯片初创设计公司正在艰难的国际环境中砥砺前行。本次精英访谈利用《电子工程专辑》的Nitin Dahad与Sondrel公司的首席执行官Graham Curren的访谈，介绍了Curren眼中20多年来半导体芯片设计的发展路径，以及对未来前景的展望，旨在为中国的芯片设计公司提供一些哪怕是些微的借鉴。
Read moreWhat is the Process of Designing a Chip?
Articles – By Thomas Mead The continual growth of complexity in chip design has revolutionised modern computing, leading to highly specialised hardware. The demand for chips is ever-increasing and...
Read moreSondrel’s modules accelerate implementation of new ASIC designs
Novel use of wrappers for IP blocks creates interchangeable standardised modules Reading, UK 7 December 2021. Sondrel has revealed that its recently launched family of Architecting the...
Read moreWhy is DFT important in ASIC flow?
Articles – By Liam Miller Design for Test (DFT) is, in essence, a step of the design process in which testing features are added to the hardware. While not essential to performance, these features are...
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