May 2019
3 Mega Trends Driving the Future of Automotive IoT Solutions
The automotive industry is moving towards innovation in the form of connected car solutions, which will make vehicles smarter and more intelligent. This blog explores evolving connectivity trends like over-the-air software updates, predictive and preventive maintenance, and vehicle to everything (V2X) connectivity solutions in the Automotive IoT sector, which will pave the way for autonomous vehicles in the near future. Read More
Tips for Designing a Virtual Assistant
Digital virtual assistants were pure fiction in the 1990’s but came to life when Apple introduced Siri in 2011. Since 2011, industry have witnessed a rise of more competitive virtual assistants with advanced features. Virtual assistants, born and incubated in research labs, moved first to smartphones then made inroads in consumer homes through various electronic appliances like speakers, televisions and even microwaves. Read More
Common Roadblocks to Successful Enterprise AI Adoption (And How to Overcome Them)
More and more businesses are planning to invest in AI to enhance their products, projects, and operations. However, AI deployment comes with its own set of challenges and roadblocks in terms of technology, people, organizational culture. In order to successfully implement AI, it is important to understand the major roadblocks and put a plan in place to deal with them. Read More
Is technology adoption in fleet management keeping up with other automotive areas?
There is no doubt the fleet management industry can benefit from the adopting digital technologies. Why, then, do we not see a very high level of adoption? Concerns around ROI, security, technology acceptance within the organization and the complexity of the technology involved are the biggest barriers. Read More
Top 3 Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in the Telecom Industry
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are disrupting and transforming businesses. Telecommunication industry players can leverage these technologies to improve the customer experience, enable self-service, improve equipment maintenance, and reduce operational costs at the same time. Read More
3 Ways AI Chatbots can Transform the Telecom Industry
AI-based techniques have been helping organizations serve their customers better in different ways. Chatbots are at the forefront of such AI-driven techniques and they can play a vital role in enabling companies to provide better value and better services to their customers, giving businesses a much-needed edge over their competitors. Read More
Memory Testing - An Insight into Algorithms and Self Repair Mechanism
Deep submicron devices contain a large number of memories which demands lower area and fast access time, hence, an automated test strategy for such designs is required to reduce ATE (Automatic Test Equipment) time and cost. Conventional DFT methods do not provide a complete solution to the requirement of testing memory faults and its self-repair capabilities. A promising solution to this dilemma is Memory BIST (Built-in Self-test) which adds test and repair circuitry to the memory itself and provides an acceptable yield. Read More
Signoff Iteration Reduction Technique for Fixing Top Level Antenna
When the chips are large in size, comprising of multimillion instances and multiple partitions, the execution time for running all signoff checks at the top level will have a huge penalty on run time and will also increase the number of signoff iterations at the top level required to make it all clean. Every signoff iteration at the top level and then fixing violations at the block level will have multiple back and forth loops to close the design and this can increase the time to market. This article outlines an alternate technique for the quick fixing of full chip antenna violations at individual block level itself. Read More
System Verilog Macro: A Powerful Feature for Design Verification Projects
System Verilog macro is one of the most powerful features out there and if used properly with a thorough understanding and applied wisely in a DV project, it can help to save a lot of time and can make the code more readable and efficient. Read More
Product Test Automation in the Era of Digital Transformation
Products in the market today are connected and available with innovative and new age functionalities, providing compatibility with mobile and other devices. OT and IT convergence has also led to an explosion of devices, connections, systems, data or internet of everything. The product life-cycle for the connected world is complex and companies face great pressure to stay competitive in the market. Delivering a unique customer experience has become one of the differentiators for product companies. Read More
How to Deliver On Time at Lower Technology Nodes (7nm, 12nm, 16nm...)?
Lower geometry design presents a number of challenges related to cost, supply chain, design process and more. By identifying and resolving potential issues at the outset, design teams can ensure on-time delivery even when working on lower technology nodes. Read More