The loss of Air France flight 447 is a tragedy principally in terms of human life, but also in the possible knock-on effect that it could have in the high-tech industry. Many years ago, I was a designer of flight control computers for Airbus and I remember at that time how uncomfortable I felt about [...]
I am excited today to be able to talk about a new product that I had to keep quiet about for some time. First of all some disclosure. I am on the Technical Advisory Board of Jasper Design Automation and it was associated with that role that I first learned about some developments that they [...]
Many things in our industry go in cycles. Perhaps the most famous of these is Makimoto’s wave which identifies the cyclic oscillation between standardized and customized semiconductors with a 10-year cycle.
An email exchange with one of my clients and an article in Mentor’s latest issue of Verification News reminded me of another wave in [...]
