High-Tech Everything

Is there any industry left in today’s automated world that does not embrace some aspect of “high tech?” The wireless revolution has made even my garage door a smart (aka high-tech) device. Name an industry and I bet it has been high-tech'd in some way or another.

Now that I’ve been part of the Cadence family for the past two years, I’ve broadened my view of what high-tech means. Our solutions are used across a wide array of industries that span from automotive to biomedical to consumer electronics and more to design the smart electronics within those industries, whether that starts at the chip, the package, or the board and culminates in the end system like a car, satellite communication system, or handheld medical device.

You see, while Cadence is a pivotal leader in high tech, if you think of any and all semiconductor chips in production, you likely are familiar with Cadence. As high-tech industries have grown, so too has Cadence’s touch point across not only electronic design but other industries as well.

In fact, our footprint is in a lot of industries that delight me.?Having joined Cadence from NI (AWR Group), my familiarity with 5G communications and radar systems as well as IoT devices and subsystems is commonplace.?However, when I start to think about wireless in a broader sense, I can readily start to rattle off industries and applications that have been high-tech’d as a result of the wireless revolution.

Starting with semiconductors, of course.?Moving to telecoms, of course.?And then aerospace and defense, same.?No brainer.?But let’s move over into consumer electronics and internet of things (IoT) devices.?I have a smart garage door, smart lights, smart thermostat, smart doorbell, smart cars, and even a smart tea cup.?Oy,?I may need Wi-Fi intervention!??

And clearly the field of health and biomedical that more often than not is now referred to as biotech.?Fitbits, handheld ultrasound devices, MRIs, and the like. Yes, all more and more high-tech-ified.?

Let’s think of a few more…test and measurement (T&M), industrial IoT, artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML), photonics, automotive, hyperscalers, optical, and the industry list goes on.?

Ok, what about travel and entertainment? Yup. I just checked into a hotel using nothing but my cellphone as the key to my room.?Smart. Sweet.?Germ free.

And while this concept of high-tech everything is exciting, what gets me really, really excited is seeing how Cadence’s technology is driving innovation.??If there is an industry or application going high tech, we’re likely involved—and behind the scenes of some of the coolest applications you’ve heard of and never heard of, a few of which I’ll mention now.

For instance, the Cadence AWR RF/microwave platform has been used by Texas Tech to develop a smart radar for tracking tumors without invasive surgeries (image below).??

And by Furuno, a navigation company, developing a weather radar system to track guerrilla rain (image below) - frequent short, localized rainstorms - and tornadoes that have resulted in destruction from house floods, river floods, and mudslides in mountainous areas of Japan.

I would never have guessed that the Emirates Team New Zealand uses a device designed with Cadence CFD software to accurately model and predict the performance of its America’s Cup racing yachts.

Within the automotive industry, Uhnder is leveraging Cadence software solutions to create the world’s first digital radar chip to make fully autonomous driving possible, enabling designers to integrate video, radar, and lidar to improve safety.

The ideas our customers come up with and how they are bringing them to fruition with Cadence design, analysis and realization platforms - whether it be a chip, package, board, module, or more (such as a car) - are inspiring to watch.?This high-tech everything is truly something special taking place all around us and touching every aspect of our lives.?

You can find dozens of video case studies of high-tech products and solutions on the Designed with Cadence showcase on our website.

High-tech everything… yes! I'm all for it and excited to see how our collective minds create.

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