Researchers are pushing the limits of what’s possible in an increasingly complex design environment. Semiconductor chips are being optimized for mobile, cloud computing, automotive, and more! What are you innovating with Cadence® tools?

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UCLA leverages high-level synthesis to make rapid architecture trade-offs

Hear how UCLA’s Dejan Marković and his students are applying Stratus™ High-Level Synthesis (HLS) to baseband communications, signal processing, connective radio, highly parallel data processing, and more!

1M Processors to Model the Human Brain

How exactly does the human brain work? Stephen Furber of the University of Manchester discusses how they used Cadence Allegro® tools to design the chips and boards of their SpiNNaker machine, the largest neuromorphic computer in the world, which is being used to model the human brain.

Hardware Systems for Digital Hearing Aids

Holger Blume of the Leibniz University of Hannover’s Institute für Mikroelektronische Systemes discusses how they were able to build next-generation commercially oriented hardware systems for digital hearing aids with increased computation performance using Cadence tools.

Integrating Video, Radar, and Lidar for Autonomous Driving

See how Leibniz University Hannover is using Cadence’s Tensilica® IP cores and Protium™ Prototyping Platform to improve safety for people with disabilities.

Partnering to Make Autonomous Vehicles for Tomorrow

Learn how Autoware collaborated with Cadence to create Autoware, an open source software for automotive applications which helps the industry to optimize development of automotive platforms.

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Researchers can request a Cadence Online Support account where they can access software downloads, a troubleshooting database, Rapid Adoption Kits (RAKs), Generic Process Design Kits (GPDKs), training materials, and so much more!

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The Cadence Academic Network fosters collaboration and communication between academia and industry professionals by providing a knowledge network to exchange ideas.

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