There were many announcements and significant demonstrations of new technology at the recent DesignCon. The show celebrated its 30th anniversary this year and it has grown quite a bit. As in past years Samtec had a commanding presence at the show. There will be more about that in a moment, but first I want to focus on a substantial … Read More
Synopsys Expands Optical Interfaces at DesignCon
The exponential growth of cloud data centers is well-known. Driven by the demands of massive applications like generative AI, state-of-the-art data centers present substantial challenges in terms of power consumption. And AI is poised to drive a 160% increase in data center power demand while also increasing demands on storage… Read More
Webinar: Unlocking Next-Generation Performance for CNNs on RISC-V CPUs
The growing demand for high-performance AI applications continues to drive innovation in CPU architecture design. As machine learning workloads, particularly convolutional neural networks (CNNs), become more computationally intensive, architects face the challenge of delivering performance improvements while maintaining… Read More
Webinar: Achieve Full Flow and Resource Management Visibility to Optimize Cost and Sustainability with Innova
The lifecycle for complex chip design includes many factors. Traditional systems focus on design tasks, associated schedules and manufacturing logistics. While these are important aspects of the project there is a lot more that can be measured, predicted and tracked. Taking a more holistic view of the project opens new opportunities… Read More
CES 2025: All In on AI and Proposed Tariffs
CES 2025 was held last week in Las Vegas. We at Semiconductor Intelligence attended for our tenth CES. The event had over 140,000 attendees and over 4,500 exhibitors.
U.S. Consumer Electronics Market
Brian Comiskey of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) presented on technology trends in 2025. The key theme was advances… Read More
Chiplet integration solutions from Keysight at Chiplet Summit
Chiplets continue gaining momentum, fueled in large part by applications for AI and 5G/6G RFICs. Keysight has a strong presence at this year’s Chiplet Summit in Santa Clara, which includes Simon Rance in a super panel discussing “Chiplets: The Key to Solving the AI Energy Gap” and Nilesh Kamdar with a keynote… Read More
WEBINAR: Reconcile Design Cost Reduction & Eco-design Criteria for Complex Chip Design Projects
As chip design complexity keeps increasing, the challenge of managing costs becomes a pressing concern for companies of all sizes. Efficient resource management is emerging as a critical lever for controlling design expenses and ensuring project success.
The chip design market increasingly demands automated solutions for… Read More
Stanford showcases the first 60 GHz GaN IMPATT Oscillator at IEDM 2024
Key takeaways
- IMPATT (Impact Ionization Avalanche Transit Time) sources operating at millimeter-wave and sub-THz frequencies using GaN technology have the potential to become some of the most powerful high-frequency (RF) generators.
- At this year’s IEDM, a major breakthrough was reported: a GaN IMPATT RF oscillator achieving
Semiconductor Industry Update Webinar – Registration Now Open
At first glance, the headline annualized semiconductor market growth numbers remain strong, with HBM Memory leading the way and AI GPUs continuing to sell in a frenzy. However, a deeper dive into the details reveals a much bleaker picture. Inventory levels remain stubbornly high, and mainstream capacity utilization rates are… Read More
CES 2025 and all things Cycling
CES 2025 was held from January 7-10, once again in Las Vegas, so I attended virtually to gather together all of the tech and trends related to cycling, which is becoming more electrified each year. E-bikes return as the biggest category and from my cycling rides I can see how popular these bikes are becoming in Oregon for commuters … Read More
IEDM 2025 – TSMC 2nm Process Disclosure – How Does it Measure Up?