Since chip design is very expensive and the schedule is very risky ... An instruction-set simulator (ISS) is linked into models for the other blocks on the chip and target code is run on the ISS.

Synopsys , which makes software used to design semiconductors, on Wednesday introduced a technology it said will pave the way ...

Intel Corp. may shift its focus to emphasizing chip design and foundry capabilities as it looks to secure Nvidia and Broadcom as clients, according to a UBS analyst. In a March 24 ...