Find, Fix And Learn With Cadence Online Support
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Robert Dwyer
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November 5, 2009
We recently rolled out a new online support mechanism that replaces Sourcelink called Cadence Online Support . Point your web browser to sourcelink.cadence.com and you'll notice that it redirects to support.cadence.com . Improving the search capabilities
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Encounter How-To: Write Text to The Log File With "Puts"
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Robert Dwyer
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October 30, 2009
Here's a simple but useful tip that shows how to write to the log file using the Encounter command "Puts"... In TCL, the "puts" command is use to write information to the console -or- to a file. For example: encounter 63> puts
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How To: Purge Interactive Constraints in MMMC Mode
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Robert Dwyer
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October 23, 2009
These tips are applicable to the Encounter Digital Implementation System . Back in the good old days, I remember asking designers at the beginning of a silicon virtual prototyping evaluation " Where is your timing constraints file? " Note the
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5 Fascinating People I Met at the 2009 Design Automation Conference
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Robert Dwyer
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August 3, 2009
As much as the Design Automation Conference (DAC) is about demonstrating solution capabilities to potential customers, it is also about personal connections. Reconnecting with old and current colleagues, and making new connections with people in the design
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Reducing Risk and Improving Productivity with the Cadence InCyte Chip Estimator and EDI System
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Robert Dwyer
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July 23, 2009
I'm looking forward to heading out to San Francisco next week for the 46th Design Automation Conference . For my money, it's hard to beat San Francisco as a location for a trade show. Cable cars, Fisherman's Wharf, Alcatraz, San Francisco
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How To: Create a Self-Contained Testcase in Encounter
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Robert Dwyer
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July 16, 2009
In the course of performing design work in Encounter, it frequently becomes desireable to create a self-contained testcase that can be shared with colleagues at other sites, or with Cadence to aid in troubleshooting tool issues. By self-contained, I mean
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Encounter Digital Implementation System 8.1 San Jose Live Blog
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Robert Dwyer
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April 7, 2009
I'll be live blogging from the Cadence Campus in San Jose today. We're doing a seminar that focuses on the 8.1 release of the Encounter Digital Implementation System , and we'll be focusing on the following areas: Design Closure Mixed Signal
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Demo: Automatic Floorplan Synthesis in Encounter
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Robert Dwyer
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February 26, 2009
As an Applications Engineer, the first demonstrations you deliver of a new technology are always the most interesting. The questions you receieve are all over the map and your skills in thinking on your feet are put to the test. Personally, I really enjoy
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Programmatically Troubleshooting Timing Violations With "report_timing -collection"
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Robert Dwyer
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February 9, 2009
Has something like the following ever happened to you? You've placed and optimized a design, and you see what appears to be timing violations that could be fixed with cell changes on the worst path in the design. Like the path below that has a lot
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Demo and Interview: The Encounter Foundation Flow
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Robert Dwyer
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January 29, 2009
One of the new features I mentioned in my previous entry on 3 Reasons You'll Want to Download Encounter 8.1 is the Foundation Flow. Have a look at this screencast for a demonstration of how to take an existing design loaded in the system and quickly
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