Systolic arrays, with their ability to highly parallelize matrix operations, are at the heart of many modern AI accelerators. Their regular structure is ideally suited to matrix/matrix multiplication, a repetitive sequence of row-by-column multiply-accumulate operations. But that regular structure is less than ideal … Read More
Datacenter Chipmaker Achieves Power Reduction With proteanTecs AVS Pro
As semiconductor technology advances and nodes continue to shrink, designers are faced with increasing challenges related to device complexity, power consumption, and reliability. The delicate balance between high performance, low power usage, and long-term reliability is more critical than ever. This growing demand … Read More
Addressing Reliability and Safety of Power Modules for Electric Vehicles
As electric vehicles (EVs) gain widespread adoption, safety, reliability, and efficiency are becoming increasingly important. A crucial component in ensuring these aspects is the power module (PM), which manages the energy flow between the EV battery and the motor. The design of these power modules must not only meet the high-performance… Read More
EVs, Silicon Carbide & Soitec’s SmartSiC™: The High-Tech Spark Driving the Future (with a Twist!)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) is the superhero EV converters need, boosting efficiency, shrinking component sizes, and letting your car charge faster while handling heat like a pro. Even Tesla’s like, “Yep, we’re using it,” because who doesn’t want more range and less sweating under the hood?
By Jerome Fohet
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Safety Grading in DNNs. Innovation in Verification
How do you measure safety for a DNN? There is no obvious way to screen for a subset of safety-critical nodes in the systolic array at the heart of DNNs. Paul Cunningham (GM, Verification at Cadence), Raúl Camposano (Silicon Catalyst, entrepreneur, former Synopsys CTO and now Silvaco CTO) and I continue our series on research ideas.… Read More
Synopsys Powers World’s Fastest UCIe-Based Multi-Die Designs with New IP Operating at 40 Gbps
As the demand for higher performance computing solutions grows, so does the need for faster, more efficient data communication between components in complex multi-die system-on-chip (SoC) designs. In response to these needs, Synopsys has introduced the world’s fastest UCIe-based IP solution, capable of operating at a groundbreaking… Read More
Bird’s Eye View Magic: Cadence Tensilica Product Group Pulls Back the Curtain
Even for experienced technologists some technologies can seem almost indistinguishable from magic. One example is the bird’s eye camera view available on your car’s infotainment screen. This view appears to be taken from a camera hovering tens of feet above your car. As an aid to parallel parking, it’s a brilliant invention; … Read More
Bluetooth 6.0 Channel Sounding is Here
I posted a blog on this topic a year ago. Now the Bluetooth Sig has (just) ratified the standard it is timely to provide a reminder on what this new capability can offer. Channel Sounding introduced in Bluetooth Core specification version 6.0 is a method to significantly increase the accuracy of Bluetooth-based distance measurements,… Read More
Overcoming Verification Challenges of SPI NAND Flash Octal DDR
As the automotive industry continues to evolve, the demands for high-capacity, high-speed storage solutions are intensifying. Autonomous vehicles and V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) communication systems generate and process massive amounts of data, necessitating advanced storage technologies capable of meeting these… Read More
Synopsys IP Processor Summit 2024
Now that live events are filling up there are even more live events especially here in Silicon Valley. Synopsys, the #1 full IP provider, will host a processor summit here in Santa Clara next month. Given the popularity of anything RISC-V, I would expect this event to be very well attended so be sure and register in advance.
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