Multi-FPGA Prototyping Software – Never Enough of a Good Thing

Multi-FPGA Prototyping Software – Never Enough of a Good Thing
by Daniel Nenni on 07-06-2022 at 8:00 am

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Building a multi-FPGA prototype for SoC verification is complex with many interdependent parts – and is “always on a clock”.  The best multi-FPGA prototype implementation is worthless if its not up and running early in the SoC design cycle, where it offers the highest verification ROI terms of minimizing the cost of bug fixes … Read More


Verifying Inter-Chiplet Communication

Verifying Inter-Chiplet Communication
by Daniel Nenni on 07-04-2022 at 6:00 am

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Chiplets are hot now as a way to extend Moore’s Law, dividing functionality across multiple die within a single package. It’s no longer practical to jam all functionality onto a single die in the very latest processes, exceeding reticle limits in some cases and in others straining cost/yield. This is not an academic concern. Already… Read More


The Lines Are Blurring Between System and Silicon. You’re Not Ready.

The Lines Are Blurring Between System and Silicon. You’re Not Ready.
by Daniel Nenni on 07-01-2022 at 8:00 am

3D Memory HBM Ansys

3D-ICs bring together multiple silicon dies into a single package that’s significantly larger and complex than traditional systems on a chip (SoCs). There’s no doubt these innovative designs are revolutionizing the semiconductor industry.

3D-ICs offer a variety of performance advantages over traditional SoCs. Because … Read More


Using an IDE to Accelerate Hardware Language Learning

Using an IDE to Accelerate Hardware Language Learning
by Daniel Nenni on 06-29-2022 at 10:00 am

Indian Institute of Technology IIT Bhubaneswar

Recently, in one of my regular check-ins with AMIQ EDA, I was pleased that they linked me up with an active customer. The resulting post summarized my discussion with three engineers from Kepler Communications Inc. They talked about using one of the AMIQ EDA products in the design of FPGAs for space-borne Internet connectivity.… Read More


Intel Foundry Services Puts PDKs in the Cloud

Intel Foundry Services Puts PDKs in the Cloud
by Daniel Nenni on 06-28-2022 at 10:00 am

Intel Foundry Services Roadmap

Intel announced today that they are partnering with cloud and EDA companies to better enable their foundry business. This is a natural extension of the Accelerator ecosystem program announced earlier. More and more chip designs are being done in the cloud and from my experience cloud based designs are better. Some companies use… Read More


Multiphysics, Multivariate Analysis: An Imperative for Today’s 3D-IC Designs

Multiphysics, Multivariate Analysis: An Imperative for Today’s 3D-IC Designs
by Daniel Nenni on 06-26-2022 at 6:00 am

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Semiconductor manufacturers are under constantly increasing and intense pressure to accelerate innovative new chip designs to market faster than ever in smaller package sizes while assuring signal integrity and reducing power consumption. Three-dimensional integrated circuits (3D-ICs) promise to answer all these demands… Read More


Three Key Takeaways from the 2022 TSMC Technical Symposium!

Three Key Takeaways from the 2022 TSMC Technical Symposium!
by Daniel Nenni on 06-16-2022 at 12:10 pm

TSMC Technology Roadmap 2022

The TSMC Technical Symposium is today so I wanted to give you a brief summary of what was presented. Tom Dillinger will do a more technical review as he has done in the past. I don’t want to steal his thunder but here is what I think are the key takeaways. First a brief history lesson.

The history of TSMC Technology Development with 12 keyRead More


WEBINAR: 5G is moving to a new and Open Platform O-RAN or Open Radio Access Network

WEBINAR: 5G is moving to a new and Open Platform O-RAN or Open Radio Access Network
by Daniel Nenni on 06-10-2022 at 6:00 am

The demands of 5G requires new designs to not only save power but also increase performance and by moving to advance power-saving nodes and by using eFPGAs will help to achieve these goals. This paper will introduce 5G and O-RAN, the complexity of these systems, and how flexibility could be beneficial. Then we will dive into how eFPGA… Read More


The New Normal for Semiconductor Manufacturing

The New Normal for Semiconductor Manufacturing
by Daniel Nenni on 05-27-2022 at 6:00 am

200mm 300mm Semiconductor Capacity

One of the recent live events I attended was the 2022 GSA Silicon Leadership Summit on May 12th at the Santa Clara Convention Center (my favorite location). This was the first GSA live event in two years so it was a must attend gathering. This event targets semiconductor ecosystem executives (200+ people attended) so there were many… Read More


Take a Leap of Certainty at DAC 2022

Take a Leap of Certainty at DAC 2022
by Daniel Nenni on 05-22-2022 at 6:00 am

Ansys DAC 2022

The live events I have attended thus far this year have been very good. As much as I liked the virtual events, attending in the comfort of my home or sailboat, it is great to be live and networking inside the semiconductor ecosystem, absolutely.

Ansys has been a great supporter of the Design Automation Conference but this year they … Read More