job offer at Mentor

As today (May 10, 2011), there is an open position as pre-sales engineer at Mentor. More details here.

π Raspberry Pi Foundation

The Raspberry Pi Foundation is a UK registered charity (Registration Number 1129409) which exists to promote the study of computer science and related topics, especially at school level, and to put the fun back into learning computing [read more...]

Reflections from ISSCC 2011

Sotiris Bantas, VP Technology, Helic Inc., has posted his reflections from ISSCC 2011. Surly you will enjoy reading this: http://goo.gl/HB0ka

TSMC not following Intel to Finfets at 22nm - waiting till 20nm

Nearly a decade ago, TSMC demo-ed a 25nm Finfet - what Intel calls a Tri-Gate - transistor [more at Mannerisms]

Celebrating engineering: EDN names 2010 Innovation Award winners

Celebrating engineering: EDN names 2010 Innovation Award winners: "San Jose, CA—In aceremony here Monday evening, EDN bestowed its 2..."

Category: EDA Tools and ASIC TechnologiesThe finalists in this category—Apache Design Solutions, GateRocket Inc, GlobalFoundries, and Mentor Graphic—are recognized for innovations in design automation tools that reduce cycle time, increase manufacturability, and improve the reliability of integrated circuits. "Tonight's winner has achieved two of the most difficult feats in the EDA industry," Technical Editor Mike Demler said. "First, it has a history of developing innovative, differentiated products. This latest innovation addresses the problem of simulating electro-static discharge that has challenged designers for many years. The second distinction is to leverage that success into a proposed IPO."

Winner: Apache Design Solutions