First of three parts: Business issues, technology issues, what’s working and what isn’t.

Second of three parts: The need for standards, models and what’s missing in the tool flow to make it all work.

Last of three parts: Thermal issues, the increased challenges of finding bugs, and managing multiple voltages.

Executives from five companies talk about where synthesis is today and what’s needed in the future.

Second of three parts: How much analog design can be automated and what are the benefits?

First of three parts: After decades of living in separate worlds, analog and digital design are being forced under the same roof. Now what?

You can’t just send out for new parts when you’re spinning through outer space with no power or communications.

What kinds of questions are engineers asking?

UC Berkeley’s Wireless Labs look at the challenges of utilizing the free, unused radio spectrum.

Last of three parts: Who’s responsible when something goes wrong; security issues; local vs. cloud; re-usability of IP; what will speed up or slow down adoption.