Automotive is a big thing these days. All the stuff needed for cars needs to have a long life, and be super fault tolerant. It needs to last for years. Many of the chips ship for 5-10 years for replacements or in multiple model years. (My guess is this may change as better modules become […]
Posted in Automotive | Comments Off on Synopsys Portfolio of ASIL ready IP for Automotive
USB, Autonomous Cars and Happiness So it turns out, the one thing that can make you happier is to shorten your commute. There’s actual, scientific evidence of this. In turns out there are 33 companies working on Autonomous Vehicles. https://www.cbinsights.com/blog/autonomous-driverless-vehicles-corporations-list/ I think of these companies as being in the happiness business. Other […]
Posted in Automotive | Comments Off on USB, Autonomous Cars and Happiness
Eric started working on USB in 1995, starting with the world’s first BIOS that supported USB Keyboards and Mice while at Award Software. After a departure into embedded systems software for real-time operating systems, he returned to USB IP cores and software at inSilicon, one of the leading suppliers of USB IP. In 2002, inSilicon was acquired by Synopsys and he’s been here since. He also served as Chairman of the USB On-The-Go Working Group for the USB Implementers Forum from 2004-2006. 
Michael (Mick) Posner joined Synopsys in 1994 and is currently Director of Product Marketing for Synopsys' DesignWare USB Solutions. Previously, he was the Director of Product Marketing for Physical (FPGA-based) Prototyping and has held various product marketing, technical marketing manager and application consultant positions at Synopsys. He holds a Bachelor Degree in Electronic and Computer Engineering from the University of Brighton, England.
