June 2026

Paper of the Month

XEDGE-SIM: Fast NPU-Level Simulator Unifying RRAM-Based CIM and Firmware-Aware Digital Subsystems

This SMACD 2026 paper shows how XMODEL unifies analog RRAM-CIM modeling and firmware-aware digital verification for fast NPU-level mixed-signal verification. Learn more

Q&A of the Month

Optimizing the transmit pre-emphasis equalizer for high-speed interfaces under a peak swing constraint

The peak swing constraint on a transmit equalizer makes its optimization challenging, but the problem can be addressed through sign-pattern enumeration and iterative refinement. Learn more

Primitive of the Month

res_var

This primitive models a nonlinear resistor whose resistance varies with the voltage across its terminals. Learn more

Latest Issues

June 2026

Verifying NPUs with CIM, Optimizing Transmit Equalizers, and More

May 2026

Estimating Eye Openings and FFE/DFE Settings from Channel SBR

April 2026

Delay, Delay, Delay!

March 2026

EQCHECK, Adaptive Decision-Feedback Equalizer, and More

February 2026

XMODEL at DVCon US, Introducing EQCHECK, and More