Electronic News and EDN - EDA ArticlesEDA News from Reed Electronics GroupDFM debate rages on over foundry data- (Found July 8, 2008 ) DAC: EDA vendors on a conference panel say manufacturing data is not there in the form they can use, despite what foundries say.http://www.reed-electronics.com/electronicnews/article/CA6449603?title=Article&spacede... Large chipmakers still developing EDA tools- (Found July 8, 2008 ) DAC: The overall number of vendors developing in-house EDA tools may be down, but large companies like IBM and Freescale still see homegrown EDA software as a necessity and a competitive advantage.http://www.reed-electronics.com/electronicnews/article/CA6449456?title=Article&spacede... Opportunities abound for EDA in automotive electronics- (Found July 8, 2008 ) DAC: Given the complexity of next-generation automobiles that can upwards of 70 electronic control units, there is a real opportunity for the electronic design automation to play an enabling role, Mentor Graphics Corp.&8217;s CEO said today during a panel at the Design Automation Conference.http://www.reed-electronics.com/electronicnews/article/CA6449811?title=Article&spacede... Building the next iPod- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Breakfast in the Valley: What makes a new consumer product successful It all comes down to a good idea, streamlining the development process and a deep understanding of the end market.http://www.reed-electronics.com/electronicnews/article/CA6449907?title=Article&spacede... Chartered, Mentor offer design kits for 65-, 90-nm Common Platform processes- (Found July 8, 2008 ) To allow mutual customers to gain full control and predictability over SoC design and manufacturing to jump-start designs and plan for aggressive tape-out and production schedules, Chartered is combining its mixed-signal processes with Mentor&8217;s EDA flows.http://www.reed-electronics.com/electronicnews/article/CA6448046?title=Article&spacede... |