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Controlling transaction generation timing from the driver using ‘PULL’ mode
Posted on Friday, July 30, 2010 - 03:23 by Amit Sharma from the site Verification Martial Arts
Sadiya Tarannum Ahmed, Senior CAE, Synopsys In the default flow, the transaction level communication in VMM Channels operates in the ‘PUSH’ mode, i.e., the process is initiated by the producer which randomizes and pushes a transaction in the channel when it is empty. This process is repeated again when the channel is empty or the consumer retrieves the transaction from the channel. However, in specific cases, you might not want the generator to create stimulus before the bus protocol is ready or until it is requested by the bus-protocol.
Amit Sharma
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Brian Bailey on Unconventional Blogging
Posted on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - 13:05 by harry from the site harry ... the ASIC guy
(Photo courtesy Ron Ploof)  I had the pleasure yesterday of interviewing Brian Bailey in the Synopsys Conversation Central Stage at DAC. We discussed his roots in verification working with the initial developers of digital simulation tools and his blogging experiences these past few years. There are, of course, even a few comments on the difference between journalists and bloggers You can listen to this half hour interview at the Synopsys Blog Talk Radio site. I’d be interested in your comments on the show and the format as well.
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Where in the DAC is harry the ASIC guy?
Posted on Friday, June 11, 2010 - 14:25 by harry from the site harry ... the ASIC guy
Last year’s Design Automation Conference was kind of quiet and dull, muted by the impact of the global recession with low attendance and just not a lot of real interesting new developments. This year looks very different; I’m actually having to make some tough choices of what sessions to attend. And with all the recent acquisitions by Cadence and Synopsys, the landscape is changing all around, which will make for some interesting discussion. I’ll be at the conference Monday through Wednesday.
harry
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DAC Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Posted on Friday, May 28, 2010 - 11:06 by harry from the site harry ... the ASIC guy
About a week ago, I got an email from someone I know doing a story on how the Design Automation Conference has changed with respect to bloggers since the first EDA Bloggers Birds-of-a-Feather Session 2 years ago. I gave a thoughtful response and some of it ended up in the story, but I thought it would be nice to share my original full response with you. Has your perception of the differences between bloggers and press changed since the first BOF? Forget my perception; many of the press are now bloggers!
harry
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Why?
Posted on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 02:53 by harry from the site harry ... the ASIC guy
The other day, I was listening to John Wall interview Simon Sinek on the Marketing over Coffee Podcast. Simon Sinek is a marketing consultant and motivational speaker and has a book out entitled “Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action.” In addition to the podcast interview, I also came across the following presentation that Simon gave at a TedX conference a few months ago. To make a long-story short, the key premise is that companies spend too much time marketing what they do and how they do it better than the other guy.
harry
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The Burning Platform
Posted on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 - 01:26 by harry from the site harry ... the ASIC guy
Although I was unable to attend DVCon last week, and I missed the Jim Hogan and Paul McLellan presenting “So you want to start an EDA Company? Here’s how“, I was at least able to sit in on an interesting webinar offered by RTM Consulting entitled Achieving Breakthrough Customer Satisfaction through Project Excellence. As you may recall, I wrote a previous blog post about a Consulting Soft Skills training curriculum developed by RTM in conjunction with Mentor Graphics for their consulting organization.
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Harry’s SEO Homework
Posted on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 12:22 by harry from the site harry ... the ASIC guy
As I’ve mentioned before, I live in California, the state with the 46th best elementary school system in the country. Thank you California Lottery! So keep that in mind as you read the rest of this post. One of the more challenging homework assignments my 3rd grade daughter receives regularly is to write a short story using a list of the week’s dozen or so spelling words. For instance, this is one that she received not so long ago: Write about a time when you worked very hard to learn something. Tell what the experience was like.
harry
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Are Sales People Really Needed?
Posted on Monday, November 30, 2009 - 02:27 by harry from the site harry ... the ASIC guy
My former-EDA-salesperson friend had just finished his lunch when he leaned back in his chair and said: “Listen. You’ve been on both sides, in EDA and a customer. Lemme ask you a question. Do you think sales people are really needed?” At first, I was really shocked to hear this question, especially from someone who had been in EDA sales for the last 10 years. After all, you don’t hear plumbers asking if plumbers are needed. Or doctors. Or auto mechanics.
harry
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Writing a Fan a $439 Personal Check for a Bad Game - Priceless
Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 00:27 by harry from the site harry ... the ASIC guy
To hear long time fan Tony Seminary tell the story, he was embarrassed by the Oregon Ducks performance when they lost to Boise State on the opening night of the 2009 college football season. Not only did they play a sloppy game, gaining only 152 total yards, making only 6 first downs, and committing 2 turnovers, but the whole nation got to see one of their star players punch out a Boise State player on the field after the game. So what did Tony do?
harry
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The Accidental Blogger
Posted on Friday, September 11, 2009 - 01:05 by harry from the site harry ... the ASIC guy
As a kid, I always dreamed of being interviewed after hitting the game winning homerun or jump shot or throwing the game winning touchdown pass. Well, at this point in my life, the likelihood of those dreams is pretty much zilch. But, fortunately, I’ve been able to achieve something almost as great. A one-hour interview on Dee McCrorey’s Big Dreamers!
harry
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