Scott Runner

Artificial intelligence is appearing everywhere, but normal CPUs are not efficient platforms for the technology. Efficiency will only come with a new breed of microprocessors that are engineered specifically for the AI workload of the 2020s.

Those in IT and OT organizations have a unique opportunity to take advantage of the Internet of Things (IoT), or be threatened by it. In this article, I discuss methods to leverage "Data-as-a-Service" framework to help IT+OT organizations deliver new insights to enable new business models, scale efficiency and do more than just manage data, but help manage insights.

“SoCs for Mobile Applications: Systems from 0 MPH to over 100 MPH”

Mobile Applications are not only becoming more complex, but they are facing stiff constraints in power and quality & reliability. In the next decade, consumers are going to be treated to an array of new use case experiences in mobility that one can only dream of today. And new areas are emerging with exciting new user experiences in the car, with features known to many smartphone users making their way into the… Show more

“SoCs for Mobile Applications: Systems from 0 MPH to over 100 MPH”

Mobile Applications are not only becoming more complex, but they are facing stiff constraints in power and quality & reliability. In the next decade, consumers are going to be treated to an array of new use case experiences in mobility that one can only dream of today. And new areas are emerging with exciting new user experiences in the car, with features known to many smartphone users making their way into the automobile, along with a myriad of other functions that drivers today cannot imagine. The HW and SW IP and systems integration that will enable these experiences are prodigious. Design and verification challenges which must be surmounted to enable such high levels of integration and functionality are daunting. And doing so in the timeframes required to satisfy the appetites of smartphone, tablet and automotive customers, while delivering to cost, power, performance and quality targets demands novel approaches. We will explore these challenges in the design of the most popular devices in the wireless world. Show less

Today’s advanced Systems on a Chip (SoC) for mobile applications are the confluence of high performance CPUs, DSPs, multiple air standard modems for WWAN, WLAN and WPAN, GPS, high end graphics, video and audio CODECs, a variety of peripherals, high speed memory and security and power management technologies on one SoC or SiP. Adding RF, PMIC and DDR memory and you truly have a complete system. Designing such devices marries multiple disciplines of digital and mixed signal HW, SW, systems… Show more

Today’s advanced Systems on a Chip (SoC) for mobile applications are the confluence of high performance CPUs, DSPs, multiple air standard modems for WWAN, WLAN and WPAN, GPS, high end graphics, video and audio CODECs, a variety of peripherals, high speed memory and security and power management technologies on one SoC or SiP. Adding RF, PMIC and DDR memory and you truly have a complete system. Designing such devices marries multiple disciplines of digital and mixed signal HW, SW, systems, design, verification, packaging, physical design engineers and many others. Doing so in the time frames required to satisfy the appetites of smartphone and tablet customers, while delivering to cost, power, performance and quality targets demands novel approaches in design methodology. We will explore methodologies to address HW-SW co-design, power and design verification and validation in the design of the most popular device in the wireless world. Show less

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Haifa Verification Conference, HVC 2013, held in Haifa, Israel in November 2013. The papers are organized in topical sections on SAT and SMT-based verification, software testing, supporting dynamic verification, specification and coverage, abstraction and model presentation.

Contributed solutions for power optimization and HW implementation and integration aspects into mobile devices