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Engineering’s Growing Blacklist

Disasters are now measured by system-level flaws. It’s time to reevaluate the whole supply chain.

The Great Unknowns

Gauging the impact of the Japanese earthquake on the tools and services business won’t be easy.

The New Multicore Approach

Why the old approach didn’t work and what’s the new thinking behind multi- and many-core processors.

Cloud Seeding

Despite past failures, the idea of renting resources as needed is starting to gain some traction.

Deja Vu All Over Again

The technology looks the same, but to get to the next level will require some cooperation.

Troubles At 15nm

What the move to the next couple process nodes really mean to the semiconductor industry are unknown.

The Ever-Growing System Challenge

Who’s going to be running the show—and paying for the tools—remains a mystery on a global scale.

Changes Ahead

Will 3D stacking favor FPGAs or ASIC platforms? The answer will have a pronounced effect on EDA tools sales.

ARM’s Race

Why the processor maker has suddenly started making deals with all the big EDA vendors.

Talking Heads

Communication is now one of the most critical jobs for design teams—and it’s something not everyone does well.

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