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Design with Calibre

Securing your silicon: Why automated IP integrity is non-negotiable in modern SoC design

Ensure IP integrity in your SoC designs. Discover how Calibre IP Checker detects hidden IP modifications, prevents costly re-spins and accelerates tape-out.

Dec 2, 2025
6 frequent design rule checking errors every IC designer should know – and how Calibre nmDRC helps you avoid them

Learn about some common design rule checking (DRC) violations in integrated circuit layouts—and how Calibre nmDRC helps engineers catch, analyze and resolve them quickly to ensure first-pass silicon success.

Nov 18, 2025
Bridging the gap: Unlock seamless collaboration in IC design with Calibre Connectivity Interface

Calibre Connectivity Interface (CCI) seamlessly connects EDA tools for advanced IC design verification. It transforms LVS into a powerful data source, enabling critical analyses like parasitic extraction & power integrity.

Nov 5, 2025
The IC designers complete guide to design rule checking

Design rule checking (DRC) ensures IC layouts meet foundry rules. Learn how modern DRC engines like Calibre deliver scalable, sign-off accuracy at advanced nodes

Oct 30, 2025
IC visualization: Supercharge debug of hidden parasitic threats with Calibre

By Omar Elabd If you’ve ever watched your simulation pass with flying colors, only to see your silicon fail in…

Oct 27, 2025
From translator to powerhouse: Calibre V2LVS second generation redefines LVS verification

Explore second-generation Calibre Verilog-to-LVS: up to 4X faster runtimes, 92% less memory use, smarter debugging and robust SoC verification for advanced digital designs

Oct 16, 2025
Design rule checking in today’s integrated circuit design environment

Explore integrated circuit design rule checking (DRC) in modern integrated circuit design, from increasing complexity to fast-feedback solutions like Calibre nmDRC Recon. Learn use cases, challenges and future trends.

Oct 6, 2025
Boost simulation results with powerful selective net extraction with Calibre xACT

By Karen Chow In advanced integrated circuit (IC) design, post-layout parasitic extraction is crucial for accurate performance analysis and optimization….

Oct 1, 2025

 

Chalk Talks Featuring Siemens Digital Industries Software

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Time to first prototype shouldn’t be so hard!
In this episode of Chalk Talk, Romain Petit from Siemens and Amelia Dalton examine the challenges of FPGA-based prototyping and how the automatic partitioning, automatic cabling, runtime and debug infrastructure and more of the Siemens VPS platform can make your next FPGA-based prototype project easier than ever before.
Dec 3, 2025
1,306 views
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Veloce proFPGA CS First to Market with VP1902
In this episode of Chalk Talk, Oz Levia from Siemens and Amelia Dalton explore the trends pushing a need for hardware-assisted verification, how modularity can speed up system design, and the benefits that the Veloce proFPGA CS platform can bring to your next design.
Oct 7, 2025
58,216 views
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Driving innovation in 3D IC Design: Siemens Calibre MultiPhysics Work Flow
In this episode of Chalk Talk, John Ferguson from Siemens and Amelia Dalton explore how we can drive 3D IC innovation with Siemens Calibre MultiPhysics Work Flow. They also investigate the implications of thermal issues on 3D IC design, the benefits of multiphysics simulations from the concept stage throughout the design cycle, and the steps included in the Siemens fully automated MultiPhysics Work Flow.
Aug 18, 2025
36,978 views
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Insight Analyzer: Design-Driven Reliability Verification
In this episode of Chalk Talk, Matthew Hogan from Siemens and Amelia Dalton explore how Siemens Insight Analyzer can help designers identify and address design-specific potential circuit reliability failure areas. They also examine how Insight Analyzer redefines comprehensive circuit verification and can be a compelling addition to “shift-left” strategy.
Jun 4, 2025
36,034 views
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Accelerating Time to Fault Campaign Success with Siemens EDA
In this episode of Chalk Talk, Ann Keffer and Robert Serphillips from Siemens and Amelia Dalton explore how the Siemens EDA functional safety platform can guide your team through the complete ISO 26262 lifecycle. They also examine the benefits that the Veloce Fault App brings to automotive IC designs and how you can take advantage of the full suite of functional tools from Siemens EDA for your next automotive IC design.
Apr 14, 2025
35,696 views
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SIRIUS Modular System
In this episode of Chalk Talk, Sarah Alqaysi from Siemens and Amelia Dalton investigate the Siemens SIRIUS Modular System. They explore how this system of motor starters, contactors, overload relays, and load feeders can help switch, control and protect the motors in your next design.
Feb 24, 2025
34,886 views
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FPGA-based Prototyping with the Latest High-Capacity FPGA Enables New Use Modes
FPGA-based prototyping is an essential tool for any SoC and digital chip design and verification. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Juergen Jaeger from Siemens and Amelia Dalton explore the multitude of benefits of the Veloce proFPGA CS platform from Siemens. They also investigate the debug capabilities, software prototyping and scalable hardware of this solution, and how you can use the Veloce proFPGA CS solution for your next design.
Jan 6, 2025
39,227 views
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Calibre DesignEnhancer: Layout Modifications that Improve your Design
In this episode of Chalk Talk, Jeff Wilson from Siemens and Amelia Dalton investigate the variety of benefits that the Calibre DesignEnhancer brings to IC design and how this tool suite can be used to find and fix critical design stage issues. They also explore how the Calibre DesignEnhancer can Identify and resolve issues early in design flow with sign-off quality solutions and how you can utilize Calibre DesignEnhancer for your next design.
Dec 16, 2024
34,232 views
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Introducing the Next Generation in Electronic Systems Design
In this episode of Chalk Talk, David Wiens from Siemens and Amelia Dalton explore the role that AI, cloud connectivity and security will play for the future of electronic system design and how Siemens is furthering innovation in this area with its integrated suite of design tools.
Dec 3, 2024
32,695 views
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Shift Left Block/Chip Design with Calibre
In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton and David Abercrombie from Siemens EDA explore the multitude of benefits that shifting left with Calibre can bring to chip and block design. They investigate how Calibre can impact DRC verification, early design error debug, and optimize the configuration and management of multiple jobs for run time improvement.
Jun 18, 2024
81,245 views
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Shift Left with Calibre
In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton and David Abercrombie from Siemens investigate the details of Calibre’s shift-left strategy. They take a closer look at how the tools and techniques in this design tool suite can help reduce signoff iterations and time to tapeout while also increasing design quality.
Nov 27, 2023
62,336 views
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Solutions for Heterogeneous Multicore
Multicore processing is more popular than ever before but how do we take advantage of this new kind of processing? In this episode of Chalk Talk, Jeff Hancock from Siemens and Amelia Dalton investigate the challenges inherent in multicore processing, the benefits of hypervisors and multicore frameworks, and what you need to consider when choosing your next multicore processing solution.
Oct 21, 2021
43,456 views
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Software and Automotive Safety
In the realm of automotive designs, safety must reign above all else. But the question remains: How can we innovate within the constraints of today’s safety standards? In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Rob Bates from Siemens about the role ISO 26262 plays when it comes to COTS and open source software, what certified software components are all about, and how heterogeneous multiprocessing can be helpful in your next automotive design.
Jul 28, 2021
39,817 views
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Medical Device Security
In the new era of connected medical devices, securing embedded systems has become more important than ever. But, there is a lot medical device designers can borrow from current best-practices for embedded security in general. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Robert Bates from Mentor about strategies and challenges for securing modern medical devices and systems.
Nov 3, 2020
39,875 views
Keeping Your Linux Device Secure
Embedded security is an ongoing process, not a one-time effort. Even after your design is shipped, security vulnerabilities are certain to be discovered - even in things like the operating system. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Kathy Tufto from Mentor - a Siemens business, about how to make a plan to keep your Linux-based embedded design secure, and how to respond quickly when new vulnerabilities are discovered.
Jun 1, 2020
47,724 views