This is the first time in 28 years of my visits to DAC that I have seen so many different technologies arrive at DAC in the same year. Earlier we would have one or possibly two innovative breakthroughs in semiconductors and embedded systems that emerged at DAC. This year I expect six or may be seven to arrive, and I am not including the… Read More
Artificial Intelligence
PrimisAI at the 2024 Design Automation Conference
PrimisAI is the premier destination for cutting-edge hardware design automation, offering engineers the ultimate companion with advanced Language-to-Code and Language-to-Verification capabilities. Our interactive AI assistant swiftly addresses complex hardware challenges across the entire design stack, from concept… Read More
Synopsys-AMD Webinar: Advancing 3DIC Design Through Next-Generation Solutions
Introduction of 2.5D and 3D multi-die based products are helping extend the boundaries of Moore’s Law, overcoming limitations in speed and capacity for high-end computational tasks. In spite of its critical function within the 3DIC paradigm, the interposer die’s role and related challenges are often neither fully comprehended… Read More
INTERVIEW: Bluespec RISC-V soft cores in Achronix FPGAs
Recently, a partnership between Achronix and Bluespec has been in the news. Bluespec RISC-V processors are available as soft cores in a Speedster®7t FPGA on Achronix’s VectorPath® PCIe development card or in a standalone Speedster7t FPGA. We spoke with executives from Achronix and Bluespec about the impetus for this effort … Read More
Automotive Autonomy’s Quiet Advance Through Radar
Given false starts and OEM strategic retreats you could be forgiven for thinking that the autonomous personal car dream is now a lost cause. But that’s not quite true. While moonshot goals have been scaled back or are running under wraps, applications continue to advance, for adaptive cruise control, collision avoidance, automatic… Read More
Driving Data Frontiers: High-Performance PCIe® and CXL® in Modern Infrastructures
The increasing demands of data-intensive applications necessitate more efficient storage and memory utilization. The rapid evolution of AI workloads, particularly with Generative AI (GenAI), demands infrastructure that can adapt to diverse computational needs. AI models vary widely in resource requirements, necessitating… Read More
Blank Wafer Suppliers are not Totally Blank
AI requires more Silicon capacity
Deep in the supply chain, some wizards turn sand into perfect diamond-structured crystal disks of silicon, which are necessary for the entire semiconductor supply chain.
They are part of the semiconductor supply chain, making Silicon Sand almost a thousand times more valuable.
The glimmer … Read More
What’s all the Noise in the AI Basement?
My dog yawns every time I say Semiconductor or Semiconductor Supply Chain. Most clients say, “Yawn…. Don’t pontificate – pick the Nasdaq winners for us!”
Will Nvidia be overtaken by the new AI players?
If you follow along with me, you might gain some insights into what is happening in AI hardware. I will leave others to do the… Read More
Arm Client 2024 Growing into AI Phones and AI PCs
I wrote last year about the challenge Arm Client/Mobile faces in growing in a saturated phone market and how they put a big focus on mobile gaming to stimulate growth. The gaming direction continues but this year they have added (of course) an AI focus, not just to mobile but also to other clients, notably PCs. It would be easy to be cynical… Read More
Unlocking the Future: Join Us at RISC-V Con 2024 Panel Discussion!
Are you ready to dive into the heart of cutting-edge computing? RISC-V Con 2024 is just around the corner, and we’re thrilled to invite you to a riveting panel discussion that promises to reshape your understanding of advanced computing. On June 11th, from 4:00 to 5:00 PM, at the prestigious DoubleTree Hotel in San Jose, California,… Read More


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