Quadric’s Chimera GPNPU IP Blends NPU and DSP to Create a New Category of Hybrid SoC Processor

Quadric’s Chimera GPNPU IP Blends NPU and DSP to Create a New Category of Hybrid SoC Processor
by Kalar Rajendiran on 11-01-2022 at 10:00 am

Memory Optimization Equals Power Minimization

Performance, Power and Area (PPA) are the commonly touted metrics in the semiconductor industry placing PPA among the most widely used acronyms relating to chip development. And rightly so as these three metrics greatly impact all electronic products that are developed. The degree of impact depends of course on the specific … Read More


New Cadence Joint Enterprise Data and AI Platform Dramatically Accelerates AI-Driven Chip Design Development

New Cadence Joint Enterprise Data and AI Platform Dramatically Accelerates AI-Driven Chip Design Development
by Kalar Rajendiran on 10-24-2022 at 10:00 am

1 Cadence Joint Enterprise Data and AI JedAI Platform

Without data, there is no computing field to talk about, no technology world to awe at and not much of a semiconductor industry to work in. There is no argument that data is the foundational piece for everything, has been to date and will continue to be. While processing an application’s input data is essential to serve the intended… Read More


NIST Standardizes PQShield Algorithms for International Post-Quantum Cryptography

NIST Standardizes PQShield Algorithms for International Post-Quantum Cryptography
by Kalar Rajendiran on 10-20-2022 at 6:00 am

Signature Schemes Standardization Process

News of cyberattacks is routine these days in spite of the security mechanisms built into widely used electronics systems. It is not surprising that entities involved with ensuring safe and secure systems are continually working on enhancing encryption/decryptions mechanisms. Recently NIST standardized cryptography algorithms… Read More


CEVA’s LE Audio/Auracast Solution

CEVA’s LE Audio/Auracast Solution
by Kalar Rajendiran on 10-18-2022 at 10:00 am

Bluebud Turnkey Bluetooth Audio IP Platform

CEVA announced that its RivieraWaves Bluetooth® 5.3 IP family now supports Auracast™ broadcast audio. The technology behind Auracast is LE Audio broadcasting and Auracast is expected to transform the shared audio experience.  With Auracast, an audio stream is broadcast over the air by means of Bluetooth Broadcast Isochronous… Read More


VeriSilicon’s AI-ISP Breaks the Limits of Traditional Computer Vision Technologies

VeriSilicon’s AI-ISP Breaks the Limits of Traditional Computer Vision Technologies
by Kalar Rajendiran on 10-13-2022 at 10:00 am

VeriSilicons NPU Offerings

The tremendous growth in edge devices has focused the spotlight on Edge-AI processing for low latency, low power and low-DDR bandwidth compute needs. Many of these Edge-AI applications depend on effective and efficient processing of image and video streams which in turn relies on computer vision technology. In early September,… Read More


Measuring Success in Semiconductor Design Optimization: What Metrics Matter?

Measuring Success in Semiconductor Design Optimization: What Metrics Matter?
by Kalar Rajendiran on 10-12-2022 at 6:00 am

Altair Generic Image for SDO Metrics

When it comes to electronic design automation (EDA), there are two aspects to this technologically challenging and highly competitive field. First, there is the task of designing very complex chips for which a full suite of various software tools are needed. Then there is the task of managing extremely complex EDA workflows and… Read More


How Deep Data Analytics Accelerates SoC Product Development

How Deep Data Analytics Accelerates SoC Product Development
by Kalar Rajendiran on 10-05-2022 at 8:00 am

Continuous Monitoring and Improvement Loop

Ever since the birth of the semiconductor industry, advances have always been at a fast pace. The complexity of SoCs have grown along the way, driven by the demanding computational and communication needs of various market applications. Over the last decade, the growth in complexity has accelerated at unforeseen rates, fueled… Read More


CEVA Accelerates 5G Infrastructure Rollout with Industry’s First Baseband Platform IP for 5G RAN ASICs

CEVA Accelerates 5G Infrastructure Rollout with Industry’s First Baseband Platform IP for 5G RAN ASICs
by Kalar Rajendiran on 10-04-2022 at 6:00 am

PentaG RAN Massive MIMO Radio Platform

The 5G technology market is huge with incredible growth opportunities for various players within the ecosystem. As a leading cellular IP provider, CEVA has been staying on top of the opportunity by offering solutions that enable customers to bring differentiated products to the marketplace. Earlier this year, SemiWiki postedRead More


Methodology to Minimize the Impact of Duty Cycle Distortion in Clock Distribution Networks

Methodology to Minimize the Impact of Duty Cycle Distortion in Clock Distribution Networks
by Kalar Rajendiran on 09-26-2022 at 6:00 am

Figure Gate Failing to Reach 1.1V

Synchronous circuits dominate the electronic world because clocking eases the design of circuits compared to asynchronous circuits. At the same time, clocking also introduces its share of challenges to overcome. No wonder, a tremendous amount of time and effort have been spent over the years on developing and implementing … Read More


Flex Logix: Industry’s First AI Integrated Mini-ITX based System

Flex Logix: Industry’s First AI Integrated Mini-ITX based System
by Kalar Rajendiran on 09-22-2022 at 10:00 am

AI Workflow for Development and Deployment

As the market for edge processing is growing, the performance, power and cost requirements of these applications are getting increasingly demanding. These applications have to work on instant data and make decisions in real time at the user end. The applications span the consumer, commercial and industrial market segments.… Read More