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 Demands in Electronic Design Automation The EDA industry tracks the trends in the semiconductor industry which is constantly evolving to cater to the 130, 90, 65 and even 45-nm silicon geometries. The whole electronics industry depends on the efficiency of these EDA tools, which would ensure smaller, faster, cheaper and more intelligent next-generation electronic products. The EDA tools industry faces a high degree of technical change as it follows the technologically advanced semiconductor industry. The EDA tool vendors need to meet the design requirements of the semiconductor industry. The continuous size reduction in ICs from micro- to nanoscale dimensions drives the need for advanced and innovative EDA technologies to design the ever-shrinking devices. As the semiconductor industry confronts the sub-100 nm process node, there is a need to develop more advanced EDA tools, which would facilitate the design of powerful, cost-effective and more complex chips. Moore’s law has proved to be remarkably resilient over the past 40 years. Increasing the performance efficiency of the transistor only with device miniaturization is a huge issue. "This requires the development of next-generation EDA tools, which would address the issues of increasing complexity in this sub-micron era," says Frost & Sullivan Technical Insights Industry Research Analyst, Sivakumar Muthuramalingam. "Today’s and next generation’s chipsets are likely to have several different types of components embedded into a single chip. Integrating many components onto a single chip enables numerous functions. Hence, such an increased integration requires innovations in electronic design automation technologies for designing chipsets, which enables better functionality in devices." Be sure to check out the September issue of Canadian Electronics magazine as our resident EDA expert, Nicholas Deeble, country manager for Cadence Design Systems, discusses one of the most pressing concerns for software developers today: low power innovation. Tim Gouldson, |
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Test and measurement: Keithley Instruments Inc. announces its Weblog, or Blog, designed exclusively for engineers confronting testing issues in the semiconductor industry. The Semiconductor Test Blog informs visitors of the latest technical and business developments in the semiconductor industry and their impact on testing. http://www.keithley.com Motors and motion control: Danaher Motion has introduced a Web store for its Portescap miniature motors and motion control solutions at DanaherMotion.com and Portescap.com. The site offers a broad family of miniature motor technologies such as brush DC, brushless DC, stepper can stack, geared, digital linear actuators, disc magnet and hybrid. Sensors: Sensor System Solutions Inc. has launched a new company Web site that represents the company’s three business divisions (Sensor System Solutions, Automotive Sensors, and Sensor Components), more accurate and detailed product specifications, the addition of a technical support area, an enhanced investor relations section, a new area to obtain company information, and a more user-friendly look and feel. www.corp3s.com Training modules: Digi-Key Corp. has added a product training module program to its flagship Web site, www.digikey.com. These modules offer design engineers 24/7 access to in-depth product seminars on leading edge product to be viewed at their convenience. Currently, there are 10 training modules. |
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