Market CoverageCadence ChipStack Adds RTL Generation: Can Agents Code Production Silicon?Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, examines the Cadence ChipStack RTL Generation Agent, its claimed 24% area and 18% power gains over foundation model code generation, and Honda's validation on automotive SoCs.Brendan Burke·September 23, 2026
Market CoverageADI SHARC-FX Runs on Cadence IP: Is the Proprietary DSP Era Over?Brendan Burke and Olivier Blanchard, Research Directors at Futurum, examine ADI's decision to rebuild its SHARC automotive audio DSP on Cadence Tensilica IP and what the ADI SHARC-FX shift means for edge AI in the software-defined vehicle.Brendan Burke, Olivier Blanchard·September 23, 2026