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Si2 is a leading research and development consortium providing standard interoperability solutions for integrated circuit design tools…
Higher operating frequencies, more mixed-signal content and lower device tolerances are spurring demand for compact model simulation…
A standard API and reference implementation, OpenAccess is the world’s most-used IC design database, providing design tool interoperability…
Si2’s newest initiative, OpenStandards is charged with the development of new standards for industry-wide use in integrated circuit design…
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Johannes Grad of Cadence First Si2 Pinnacle Award WinnerMarch 5, 2021 - 10:44 AM
Ali Sadigh Joins Si2 Technical Team; Robert Hill Named Client Account ManagerFebruary 17, 2021 - 10:15 AM
Aparna Dey of Cadence Joins Si2 Board of DirectorsFebruary 1, 2021 - 11:05 AM
Si2 Workshop Explores Global Effort to Measure AI Compute Capacity and InfrastructureJanuary 6, 2021 - 9:45 AM
New Si2 Working Group to Develop Unified Power Model for System-Level IC Design
/0 Comments/in Frontpage, Low Power, OpenStandards /by Terry BerkeAUSTIN—Silicon Integration Initiative, Inc. (Si2), a research and development joint venture focused on integrated circuit design tool interoperability standards, has launched a System Level Power working group to create the Si2 Unified Power Model (UPM), a standard which will strengthen power management in system-level IC design. Jerry Frenkil, director of the OpenStandards Coalition, which incubates […]
Have Ideas on Improving the IC Design Ecosystem?
/0 Comments/in Frontpage, Special Interest Group, Uncategorized /by Terry BerkeSi2 is seeking industry input on an international effort to identify and address ways to streamline and improve the IC design ecosystem. The finished product will be a DAC 2018 white paper whose contents will present an industry consensus on specific ways the industry can manage the rising costs of more complex designs and smaller geometries. […]
Prashant Varshney of Mentor Graphics Elected to Si2 OpenAccess Board
/0 Comments/in Frontpage, OpenAccess /by Terry BerkePrashant Varshney is Mentor Graphics’ newly elected representative on the Si2 OpenAccess Coalition board of directors and OpenAccess Change Team. Prashant is the group director of Product Marketing at Mentor, where he oversees marketing efforts for the new design platform for developing mixed-signal IoT SoCs, senors, MEMS, silicon photonics and industrial IoT applications. Previously at […]
Si2 Launches Effort to Improve IC Ecosystem
/0 Comments/in Frontpage, OpenStandards, Special Interest Group /by Terry BerkeSi2 Launches Effort to Improve IC Design Ecosystem New Special Interest Group Will Present Recommendations at DAC 2018 Si2 is seeking industry input on an international effort to identify and address ways to streamline and improve the IC design ecosystem. The finished product will be a DAC 2018 white paper whose contents will present an industry […]
Members Invited to Si2 OpenAccess Annual Meeting
/0 Comments/in Frontpage, OpenAccess, Uncategorized /by Terry BerkeThe Si2 OpenAccess Coalition will hold its annual meeting on Friday, October 27, 9:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. (PST). Meeting locations are: Synopsys, Mountain View, California Si2, Austin, Texas IBM, Poughkeepsie, New York Members can also attend via WebEx. For details and registration visit: https://si2.org/oa-annual-meeting/
Si2 University Partner Network Helps Launch EDA Career
/0 Comments/in Frontpage, OpenAccess, University Partner Network /by Terry BerkeIt didn’t take long for Sushmitha Moturi to successfully leverage her volunteer experience in the Si2 University Partner Network. After earning a graduate in electrical engineering at the University of Florida, Sushmitha joined Qualcomm as an embedded software stability engineer. She credits the next network and its industry mentors for helping launch her EDA career. “Volunteering […]
Mark Your Calendars for the Si2 OpenAccess Annual Meeting
/0 Comments/in Frontpage, OpenAccess, Uncategorized /by Terry BerkeDavid Lin Joins Si2 University Partner Network
/0 Comments/in Frontpage, OpenAccess /by Terry BerkeSheng-En David Lin, a Phd candidate in Electrical Engineering at Washington State University, has been accepted into the Si2 University Partner Network. His work for Si2 will help validate portions of a new Power Modeling standard which is being contributed to the IEEE P2416 Working Group. This standard is aimed at system level IP blocks and will […]
Tom Whipple Elected Co-Chair of Si2 OpenStandards Technology Steering Group
/0 Comments/in Frontpage, OpenStandards /by Terry BerkeTom Whipple, solutions architect at Zuken, has been elected co-chair of the Si2 OpenStandards Technology Steering Group. He joins co-chair Jerry Frenkil, director of OpenStandards, in this new leadership role. Paul Stabler of IBM was elected secretary. The Si2 OpenStandards membership offers the option for companies collaborate in one or all of a variety of […]
Si2 Welcomes NVMEngines
/0 Comments/in Frontpage, New Member, Si2 Member, Si2 Membership /by Terry BerkeSi2 welcomes its newest member: NVMEngines. NVMEngines will provide non-volatile memory semiconductor IP with initial focus on STT-MRAM technology. For more information visit http://www.nvmengines.com/
MediaTek Joins Si2 OpenAccess Coalition
/0 Comments/in Frontpage, New Member, OpenAccess, Si2 Member, Si2 Membership /by Terry BerkeSi2 welcomes MediaTek Inc. as the newest member of the OpenAccess Coalition. The OpenAccess Database is the world’s most widely used, open reference database for IC design, with a supporting standard API. It was developed to create authentic interoperability between EDA companies and semiconductor designers and manufacturers. Its adoption has improved design flow efficiency across the […]
Quick and Easy Scripting Solutions: Interrogate Design
/0 Comments/in Frontpage, OpenAccess /by Terry BerkeQuick and Easy Scripting Solutions for your IC Design Problems Interrogate Design: This demonstration is based on a problem where someone used the wrong library book, and it was discovered late in the design process. With our scripting interface, it’s very easy to exchange two library books. – See the video here.