A Primer on Blogs for EDA Start-ups
A primer on blogs for EDA start-ups addresses basic technology circa 2008 and offers 8 tips for technology startups blogging.
A Primer on Blogs for EDA Start-ups Read More »
EDA
Seven Tips for Encouraging Bloggers to Write About A Conference
Since I am at DAC this week I will use the DAC website as a representative example. Add a blog that allows (moderated) comments and (moderated) trackbacks. DAC: Not yet. Give every session and every event a permalink. DAC: This is actually true for the last seven and a half conferences (back to 37th post
Seven Tips for Encouraging Bloggers to Write About A Conference Read More »
My One Sentence Summary of DAC
The emotional ambience at DAC (the Design Automation Conference) is what you get when you pour the excitement of a high school science fair, the sense of the recurring wheel of life from the movie Groundhog Day, and the auld lang syne of a high school re-union, and hit frappe. Some related quotes–at least I
My One Sentence Summary of DAC Read More »
Bloggers Covering Electronic Design Automation
This is a roundup of the more than 100 bloggers covering Electronic Design Automation in 2008
Bloggers Covering Electronic Design Automation Read More »
NuSym De-Cloaks 5
Nusym De-Cloaks part five: they have raised another $2M on top of an earlier $8M and are going to DAC in 2008, but it’s looking less and less like there is a pony in there.
Founder’s Story: Rick Munden of FMF & Epiphyte
An interview with Rick Munden exploring what he has learned bootstrapping the Free Model Foundry and Epiphyte.
Founder’s Story: Rick Munden of FMF & Epiphyte Read More »
FSA Panel on Fostering, Funding and Focusing on the Future of Innovation
I attended today’s Fabless Semiconductor Association Distinguished Speaker Series Luncheon Panel on “Fostering, Funding and Focusing on the Future of Innovation.” It was time well spent. It was moderated by Brian Fuller, the former Editor-in-Chief of EE Times, and now a VP with Blanc & Otus. Brian opened with an analogy between the US railroad
FSA Panel on Fostering, Funding and Focusing on the Future of Innovation Read More »
EET Sheds EDA Expertise: Bad News for EDA Startups
EET Sheds EDA Expertise: Bad News for EDA Startups Richard Wallace pens a “Note to Our Readers” in the morning edition of EE Times on-line (hyperlinks added): Last week CMP Technology, a part of United Business Media and parent company of this newspaper, announced sweeping editorial management changes at EE Times and TechOnline, EEtimes.com‘s sister
EET Sheds EDA Expertise: Bad News for EDA Startups Read More »
Founder’s Story: An EDA Acquisition During the DotCom Boom
Ann Marcus interviews Mike Bitzko of CadPlex on an EDA acquisition during the DotCom boom, offering some lessons learned.
Founder’s Story: An EDA Acquisition During the DotCom Boom Read More »
Editorial Coverage: The Times They Are A-changing
Which resource do you prefer to obtain information; print or on-line? This morning I attended an interactive DAC debate that touched on the issues on the shift from print media to on-line publishing. Below is my summary of the topics and discussions of the presentation titled Editorial Coverage: The Times They Are A-changing. Moderator: Scott
Editorial Coverage: The Times They Are A-changing Read More »
DAC Panel Presentation: EDA Exit Strategies: What’s Next?
This morning I attended a panel discussion on EDA Exit Strategies: What’s Next? This presentation was given at DAC on the Pavilion Show Floor. It was a one hour interactive discussion between the panelists and the audience. Below is my take on the two most interesting discussions. DAC Panel Presentation: EDA Exit Strategies: What’s Next?
DAC Panel Presentation: EDA Exit Strategies: What’s Next? Read More »
Applying Design Automation Tools Beyond Semiconductors
Steve Levitan wrote a great opinion piece in this week’s EE Times: “EDA Can Shine Beyond IC Borders” that nicely expressed some future possibilities for EDA professionals. Applying Design Automation Tools Beyond Semiconductors EDA methodologies, techniques and tools are unique in that they approach problems in terms of levels of abstraction, which gives us the power to work
Applying Design Automation Tools Beyond Semiconductors Read More »
ASIC Design Starts Dropping: Implications for EDA
According to a recent analysis by Bryan Lewis and John Barber, ASIC Design Starts dropped by more than 50% between 2000 and 2008.
ASIC Design Starts Dropping: Implications for EDA Read More »
Selling Around IT in Larger Firms
Large firm IT departments are “gatekeepers”. Their job is to keep the enterprise network computing infrastructure safe and operational. New software from a new vendor is almost always viewed as a threat. Most of the time, they will say NO to any new software. Most of the time our clients have to sell around them. Here’s five
Selling Around IT in Larger Firms Read More »
Nusym De-cloaks 4
Nusym De-cloaks 4 Venk Shukla, CEO of Nusym, commented on Nusym De-cloaks 3 on Dec 4 We had met a long time ago but lost touch afterward. The points you make about website credibility are valid. We will measure the information we put out against this criteria once we decide to emerge from the shadows.
Coffee Break with Gary Smith
I had a coffee break with Gary Smith after he had been let go by Dataquest and decided to start Gary Smith EDA to continue as an EDA market analyst.
Coffee Break with Gary Smith Read More »
3×5 Cards
Always carry 3×5 cards with you wherever you go. I keep a handful in my shirt pocket and jot down those sudden inspirations or solutions to small problems that I would otherwise quickly forget.
Nusym De-cloaks 3
Nusym De-cloaks part three in a five part series on Nusym, an EDA startup that over promised, under delivered, and ultimately sank.
Nusym De-cloaks 2
Nusym De-Cloaks part 2 offers lessons on stealth mode and how to describe the problem you are working for the customer’s benefit and not the investor’s.
Nusym De-cloaks
Nusym de-cloaks from stealth mode, promising an astonishing breakthrough before ultimately sinking without a trace.