Ultra Ethernet and UALink IP solutions scale AI clusters

Ultra Ethernet and UALink IP solutions scale AI clusters
by Don Dingee on 12-19-2024 at 6:00 am

UALink and Ultra Ethernet roles in AI infrastructure clusters

AI infrastructure requirements are booming. Larger AI models carry hefty training loads and inference latency requirements, driving an urgent need to scale AI acceleration clusters in data centers. Advanced GPUs and NPUs offer solutions for the computational load. However, insufficient bandwidth or latency between servers… Read More


Certification for Post-Quantum Cryptography gaining momentum

Certification for Post-Quantum Cryptography gaining momentum
by Don Dingee on 12-16-2024 at 6:00 am

NIST A6046 certificate for Secure-IC, the first security IP and software vendor to achieve certification for post-quantum cryptography

A crucial step in helping any new technology specification gain adoption is certification. NIST has been hard at work establishing more than post-quantum cryptography algorithms – they’ve also integrated the new algorithms into their process for third-party validation testing to ensure implementations are as advertised.… Read More


GaN HEMT modeling with ANN parameters targets extensibility

GaN HEMT modeling with ANN parameters targets extensibility
by Don Dingee on 11-18-2024 at 6:00 am

Modified ASM HEMT equivalent circuit for GaN HEMT modeling with ANN parameters

Designers choosing gallium nitride (GaN) transistors may face a surprising challenge when putting the devices in their context. While the Advanced SPICE Model for GaN HEMTs (ASM-HEMT) model captures many behaviors like thermal and trapping effects, it grapples with accuracy over a wide range of bias conditions. Foundries … Read More


Keysight EDA 2025 launches AI-enhanced design workflows

Keysight EDA 2025 launches AI-enhanced design workflows
by Don Dingee on 11-11-2024 at 6:00 am

Keysight ADS 2025 enables AI-enhanced design workflows

The upcoming Keysight EDA 2025 launch has three familiar tracks: RF circuit design, high-speed digital circuit design, and device modeling and characterization. However, this update features a common thread between the tracks – AI-enhanced design workflows. AI speeds modeling and simulation, opening co-optimization for… Read More


MIPI solutions for driving dual-display foldable devices

MIPI solutions for driving dual-display foldable devices
by Don Dingee on 11-04-2024 at 10:00 am

H3 FPGA with MIPI for driving dual display folding devices

Flexible LCD technology has spurred a wave of creativity in device design, including a new class of foldable phones and an update to the venerable flip phone. Besides the primary display inside the fold – sometimes taking the entire inside area – a smaller secondary display is often found outside the fold. Introducing the secondary… Read More


Linear pluggable optics target data center energy savings

Linear pluggable optics target data center energy savings
by Don Dingee on 09-19-2024 at 6:00 am

Conceptual diagram of a retimed OSFP versus a linear direct drive solution using an advanced SerDes IP solution and linear pluggable optics

Data center density continues growing, driving interconnect technology to meet new challenges. Two of the largest are signal integrity and power consumption. Optical interconnects can solve many signal integrity issues posed by copper cabling and offer support for higher frequencies and bandwidths. Still, through sheer… Read More


Spatial audio concepts targeted for earbuds and soundbars

Spatial audio concepts targeted for earbuds and soundbars
by Don Dingee on 08-26-2024 at 10:00 am

Spatial audio concepts differ from traditional surround sound

Spatial audio technologies deliver more realistic sound by manipulating how the listener perceives sounds virtually sourced from different directions and distances in a 3D space. Where traditional surround sound technology uses various sound channels through many speakers positioned around a listener, spatial audio can… Read More


First third-party ISO/SAE 21434-certified IP product for automotive cybersecurity

First third-party ISO/SAE 21434-certified IP product for automotive cybersecurity
by Don Dingee on 08-14-2024 at 6:00 am

ISO/SAE 21434 and UNECE WP.29 R155

Increased processing and connectivity in automobiles are cranking up the priority for advanced cybersecurity steps to keep roads safe. Electronic vehicle interfaces, including 5G/6G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, USB, CAN, and others, offer convenience features for drivers and passengers, but open numerous attack vectors for… Read More


PCIe design workflow debuts simulation-driven virtual compliance

PCIe design workflow debuts simulation-driven virtual compliance
by Don Dingee on 07-16-2024 at 6:00 am

PCIe classical workflow

PCIe design complexity continues rising as the standard for intrasystem communication evolves. An urgent need for more system bandwidth drives PCIe interconnects to multi-lane, multi-link, multi-level signaling. Classical PCIe design workflows leave designers with most of the responsibility for getting the requisite… Read More


Facing challenges of implementing Post-Quantum Cryptography

Facing challenges of implementing Post-Quantum Cryptography
by Don Dingee on 07-09-2024 at 10:00 am

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While researchers continue a march for more powerful quantum computers, cybersecurity measures are already progressing on an aggressive timeline to avoid potential threats. The urgency is partly in anticipation of a “store-now-decrypt-later” attack where compromised data, seemingly safe under earlier generations of … Read More