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Siemens EDA’s mission is to help you engineer a smarter future faster. Read our latest blog posts to keep up to date on the latest tools, trends, methodologies and offerings in IC, advanced packaging and PCB systems electronics design, verification and manufacturing.

Design with Calibre

You're Not Alone

January 12, 2016

By Srinivas Velivala, Mentor Graphics Calibre How-To videos replace your roadblocks with fast solutions for tricky verification problems

By Design With Calibre

Electronic Systems Design

Tech the Halls! 3 Gadgets that Stood Out the Most

December 30, 2015

The gifts are all exchanged, the Christmas tree is getting dry and the weather here in North Carolina feels more...

By John McMillan

Design with Calibre

Resetting Expectations on Multi-Patterning Decomposition and Checking

December 28, 2015

By David Abercrombie, Mentor Graphics Some common misconceptions about multi-patterning processes and just how they work.

By Design With Calibre

Electronic Systems Design

PCB Tech Talk Podcast: PCB Industry Design Trends and Challenges

December 22, 2015

Listen in as guest David Wiens and I discuss PCB design industry trends over the years and new trends and challenges...

By John McMillan

Electronic Systems Design

Defining Collaboration between Electrical and Mechanical Domains

December 21, 2015

Modern electro-mechanical designs have many design challenges that cause various obstacles throughout the design process. Typically these challenges can be...

Electronic Systems Design

2015 PADS Blog Highlights

December 18, 2015

2015 was another very busy and exciting year for PADS! Here is a look back at the top three PADS...

By John McMillan

Tessent Solutions

Addressing Moore's Law with the First Law of Real Estate: Location, location, location

December 16, 2015

By Beth Martin with Steve Pateras, Mentor Graphics Mentor’s novel EDT test point technology dramatically reduces ATPG pattern volume

By Tessent Solutions

Design with Calibre

LEF/DEF IO Ring Check Automation

December 15, 2015

By Matthew Hogan, Mentor Graphics Designing today’s complex system-on-chips (SoCs) requires careful consideration when planning input/output (IO) pad rings…

By Design With Calibre

Design with Calibre

Correct by Construction and Other Myths

December 08, 2015

By Joseph Davis, Mentor Graphics Is “correct by construction” a myth?

By Design With Calibre