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  • Analog/Mixed Signal
  • Technical content and latest trends on AMS, from Analog to Mixed-signal and RF 

Analog Insights
Analog/Mixed-Signal Design and Verification Blog
Hélène Thibiéroz

  • FPGA
  • Discussing ASIC challenges and offering solutions. 

Breaking the Three Laws
Discussing technically challenging ASIC prototyping problems and solutions.
Michael Posner

  • IP
  • From mobile, to PCI Express and USB, to mixed signal and virtual platforms. 

Express Yourself
One man "Expressing" his views on PCI Express, IP and related trends.
Scott Knowlton


On the Move
Views and trends in mobile electronics connectivity related to MIPI IP.
Hezi Saar


The Eyes Have It
Mixed-signal PHY IP, including trends and design challenges.
Navraj Nandra


To USB or Not to USB
Latest trends and topics in USB IP.
Eric Huang

  • Low Power
  • Challenges and tools centered on low power design. 

Absolute Power
Tools, methodology and requirements of low power design
Cary Chin


Magic Blue Smoke
Discussing the challenges of low power ASIC design.
Godwin Maben

  • Microprocessors
  • Architecture, tools, best practices, new innovations and performance. 

Configurable Thoughts
Microprocessors’ architecture, tools, best practices and new innovations.
Michael Thompson

  • Online Media
  • Trending topics and ways to utilize and benefit from social media as an engineer. 

Conversation Central Podcast
Where technology and business experts in the electronics industry come to talk.
Karen Bartleson, Darcy Pierce, Hannah Watanabe

  • Optical Design
  • Musings on the past, present and future of optics by Dr. Kevin P. Thompson 

Optical Design
In Idle Diffractions, optical engineering expert Dr. Kevin P. Thompson puts the spotlight on emerging optical technologies, explores industry hot topics and events, and shares his knowledge of optics history.
Dr. Kevin P. Thompson

  • Standards
  • Observation, information and experiences with technical standards. 

The Standards Game
Observation, information and experiences with technical standards.
Karen Bartleson

  • Systems
  • System-level tools, virtual prototyping, models and services 

A View From the Top
Shift towards adoption of virtual platforms and ESL technologies.
Tom De Schutter


All Models, All the Time
TLMCentral is an industry-wide web portal that offers a unique aggregation point for transaction-level models. This blog focuses on the promotion of TLM access and modeling methodology.
Tom De Schutter

  • Verification
  • Technical insight on software to silicon as well as functionality. 

Verification Martial Arts
Technical information and tutorials focusing on functional verification.
Janick Bergeron


VIP Café
A place where experts chat about verification IP
Amit Sharma

  • Blogs Emeritus
  • A collection of our past blogs. 

Coverage Is My Friend
Benefits of coverage and related methodologies.
Alex Seibulescu


Future of Design
Advances in design methodology.
Mike Keating


On Verification
Exploring software-to-silicon verification.
Tom Borgstrom


The Listening Post
Musings on social media in a G2G (Geek-to-Geek) corner of cyberspace.
Darcy Pierce, Hannah Watanabe


The Solar Cell Corner
Motivations, techniques and prospects for improving solar cells.
Ricardo Borges

All Models, All the Time Focusing on promotion of TLM access and modeling methodology.
Analog Insights Latest trends about AMS, from Analog to Mixed-signal and RF
A View From the Top Shift towards adoption of virtual platforms and ESL technologies.
Absolute Power Tools, methodology and requirements of low power design
Breaking the Three Laws Discussing technically challenging ASIC prototyping problems and solutions.
Configurable Thoughts Microprocessors’ architecture, tools, best practices and new innovations.
Conversation Central Podcast Where technology and business experts in the electronics industry come to talk.
Coverage Is My Friend Benefits of coverage and related methodologies.
Express Yourself One man "Expressing" his views on PCI Express, IP and related trends.
Future of Design Advances in design methodology.
Magic Blue Smoke Discussing the challenges of low power ASIC design.
On the Move Views and trends in mobile electronics connectivity related to MIPI IP.
On Verification Exploring software-to-silicon verification.
Optical Design Musings on the past, present and future of optics by Dr. Kevin P. Thompson
The Eyes Have It Mixed-signal PHY IP, including trends and design challenges.
The Listening Post Musings on social media in a G2G (Geek-to-Geek) corner of cyberspace.
To USB or Not to USB Latest trends and topics in USB IP.
The Solar Cell Corner Motivations, techniques and prospects for improving solar cells.
The Standards Game Observation, information and experiences with technical standards.
Verification Martial Arts Technical information and tutorials focusing on functional verification.
VIP Café A place where experts chat about verification IP.

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