Whether we realize it or not, everyday applications we use depend on data gathered by sensors. We can bet that pretty much every application uses at least a couple of different types of sensors, if not more. That is because different types of sensors are better suited to collect data depending on the application, the environment … Read More
Author: Kalar Rajendiran
DSP IP for High Performance Sensor Fusion on an Embedded Budget
OpenFive Joins Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) Consortium
Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) is an open specification that defines the interconnect between chiplets within a package. The objective is to enable an open chiplet ecosystem. Although the initial specification for UCIe was developed by Intel, a consortium was announced in March with Intel, AMD, Arm, Google,… Read More
Solve Embedded Development Challenges With IP-Centric Planning
At least once if not more, many of us may have faced the following situation. We download the latest software driver for a device only to find out after installing that it doesn’t work for your hardware. As per the release notes, it should work for your hardware but in reality it does not. We have no choice but to revert back to the earlier… Read More
Alchip Technologies Offers 3nm ASIC Design Services
Throughout its history, the ASIC industry has had its ups and downs. With feast and famine cycles, the ASIC business model is not for the faint of heart. Some companies tread boldly while others dread the cycles and stay away from this business model. Those who are consistently successful have to overcome many challenges thrown … Read More
Memory Security Relies on Ultra High-Performance AES-XTS Encryption/Decryption
A recent SemiWiki post covered the topic of protecting high-speed interfaces in data centers using security IP. That post was based on a presentation made by Dana Neustadter at IP-Soc Silicon Valley 2022 conference. Dana’s talk was an overview of various interfaces and Synopsys’ security IP for protecting those interfaces. … Read More
Can We Auto-Generate Complete RTL, SVA, UVM Testbench, C/C++ Driver Code, and Documentation for Entire IP Blocks?
Whether it is fully autonomous driving, or wrinkle-free fabric, or ambient energy harvesting for powering electronic devices, each industry is chasing after its respective ultimate goal. For the semiconductor design industry, its goal is the capability to generate complete chip or IP in executable format from a high-level… Read More
Jade Design Automation’s Register Management Tool
When more than one person is working on any project, coordination is imperative. When the team size grows, being in sync becomes essential. When it comes to SoC design management, registers and bit fields are used to communicate status of results and execute conditional controls. The Register Management function plays an essential… Read More
Casting Light on OpenLight’s Open Silicon Photonics Platform
For many decades now, modern optical technology has been deployed in networking infrastructure, for long haul and medium haul links to support internet communications. The foundation of this technology is photonics, which is the science of generation, manipulation and detection of light for performing functions otherwise… Read More
Truechip’s Network-on-Chip (NoC) Silicon IP
Driven by the need to rapidly move data across a chip, the NoC IP is already a very common structure for moving data with an SoC. And various implementations of the NoC IP are available in the market depending on the end system requirements. Over the last few years, the RISC-V architecture and the TileLink interface specification … Read More
Closing the Communication Chasms in the SoC Design and Manufacturing Supply Chain
In sports, we’re all familiar with how even a team with the best individual players for every role needs to be coordinated as a team to win a championship. In healthcare, a patient is better served with a well-trained primary physician to coordinate with the various medical specialists. The field of semiconductors involves a series… Read More
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