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The Isolated Half-Bridge: An IGBT Gate Driver Module with Current Sense

The Isolated Half-Bridge: An IGBT Gate Driver Module with Current Sense

This project brief describes how to assemble an isolated half-bridge IGBT gate driver module built around the NCD57085DR2G. It features onboard current sensing and overcurrent protection.


Accurate High-Voltage Measurement with the Vishay ISO-AC-VSAO Reference Design | Tech Guide

Accurate High-Voltage Measurement with the Vishay ISO-AC-VSAO Reference Design | Tech Guide

In this Tech Guide, learn how the Vishay ISO-AC-VSAO Reference Design enables accurate, isolated high-voltage AC measurement. Watch now to get started!


Altera Intros Upgrade of FPGA AI Suite Enabling Determinism for Physical AI

Altera Intros Upgrade of FPGA AI Suite Enabling Determinism for Physical AI

The new version of FPGA AI Suite is designed to accelerate trained AI models into FPGAs


News May 13, 2026 by Duane Benson
How SoC Integration Impacts SMT Assembly Yield

How SoC Integration Impacts SMT Assembly Yield

Learn how SoC integration impacts SMT assembly yield, from fine-pitch BGA challenges and package warpage to reflow profiling and inspection strategies.


HDLs Are Software (and It’s Crazy We’re Still Arguing About It)

HDLs Are Software (and It’s Crazy We’re Still Arguing About It)

HDLs are formal descriptions of behavior, making them software by definition. Modernizing these outdated tools is key to making FPGA development more accessible and productive for all engineers.


SoC Evaluation Boards Evolve to Meet New Design Complexities

SoC Evaluation Boards Evolve to Meet New Design Complexities

Modern SoC Evaluation Boards demand high-performance design, SI/PI, and system validation. Faraday offers 3 flexible service levels to meet these complexities.


Avoid Rework and Production Delays by Aligning Electrical and Mechanical Design

Avoid Rework and Production Delays by Aligning Electrical and Mechanical Design

Learn how to prevent costly assembly delays by synchronizing ECAD and MCAD workflows through continuous 3D validation. This also stabilizes production and eliminates mid-cycle re-spins.


Decisions Ahead for the Next Generation of Advanced Packaging

Decisions Ahead for the Next Generation of Advanced Packaging

Advanced packaging is at a crossroads due to AI demand. Learn the four emerging paths—CoWoS, CoPoS, glass-core, and CoWoP—and how to choose the right one for your multi-die system design.


At Embedded World, Renesas 365 Advances to General Availability Phase

At Embedded World, Renesas 365 Advances to General Availability Phase

The Renesas 365 Development platform unifies electronics design from MCU recommendation to validation.


News Mar 20, 2026 by Duane Benson
Siemens Adds Agentic AI to Questa One to Speed IC Design

Siemens Adds Agentic AI to Questa One to Speed IC Design

A new human-centered toolkit includes goal-driven autonomous agents within established verification environments.


News Mar 17, 2026 by Jake Hertz
Breaking Down 50 Million Pins: A Smarter Way to Design 3D IC Packages

Breaking Down 50 Million Pins: A Smarter Way to Design 3D IC Packages

The shift to 3D ICs and chiplets demands automated, hierarchical design planning to manage exploding pin counts. Learn how Siemens EDA's Innovator3D IC addresses these challenges.


Pickering Unwraps Free Toolset to Streamline ATE Signal Path Workflow

Pickering Unwraps Free Toolset to Streamline ATE Signal Path Workflow

Announced today, the free cloud-based toolset replaces spreadsheets with graphical signal path design for automated test engineers.


News Mar 05, 2026 by Luke James
Keysight Launches 3D Interconnect Designer for Chiplets and 3DICs

Keysight Launches 3D Interconnect Designer for Chiplets and 3DICs

The W3510E workflow targets pre-layout modeling, EM analysis, and early UCIe and BoW validation for advanced AI infrastructure designs.


News Feb 23, 2026 by Luke James
Three Ways to Accelerate Cell Layout in DTCO

Three Ways to Accelerate Cell Layout in DTCO

The device technology co-optimization (DTCO) methodology requires generating large numbers of layouts. This article introduces a few ways of speeding up this time-consuming process using automation.


TI to Acquire Silicon Labs, Plus Other News in the Semiconductor World

TI to Acquire Silicon Labs, Plus Other News in the Semiconductor World

A cluster of early February deals pulled wireless MCUs, clocking IP, analog sensors, and AI-driven inspection software into larger platforms spanning IoT, automotive, industrial, and semiconductor manufacturing.


News Feb 17, 2026 by Luke James
Same Sky Pogo Pins & PCB Pins | Featured Product Spotlight

Same Sky Pogo Pins & PCB Pins | Featured Product Spotlight

Same Sky Pogo Pins & PCB Pins offer a high-reliability interconnect solution featuring gold-plated contacts designed to withstand up to 100,000 mating cycles. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Cadence Unwraps Agentic AI Super Agent for Chip Design and Verification

Cadence Unwraps Agentic AI Super Agent for Chip Design and Verification

Announced today, the new ChipStack AI Super Agent from Cadence automates front end silicon design and verification, delivering a 10X productivity increase.


News Feb 10, 2026 by Duane Benson
IBM & Ansys Detail Results From DARPA Thermonat Thermal Modeling Program

IBM & Ansys Detail Results From DARPA Thermonat Thermal Modeling Program

The research program aims to improve heat-prediction accuracy at the nanoscale while reducing simulation time for advanced semiconductor design.


News Feb 04, 2026 by Luke James
Keysight’s Machine Learning Toolkit to Speed Device Modeling and PDK Dev

Keysight’s Machine Learning Toolkit to Speed Device Modeling and PDK Dev

The new toolkit integrates with Keysight’s device modeling software to automate parameter extraction and shorten compact-model and PDK development cycles.


News Jan 30, 2026 by Luke James
Understanding the PDK Generation Process

Understanding the PDK Generation Process

In this article, we'll walk through the steps of generating a Process Design Kit (PDK) for digital standard cell libraries.