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WAVE-J: Redefining High-Performance JPEG for the 8K Era

WAVE-J: Redefining High-Performance JPEG for the 8K Era
by Daniel Nenni on 07-29-2026 at 6:00 am

Wave J JPEC Codec Chips&Media

Chips&Media WAVE-J is a high-performance JPEG codec intellectual property core designed for advanced imaging systems that require very large image support, high throughput, flexible pixel formats, and integrated pre- and post-processing. It succeeds the CODAJ12V architecture while retaining compatibility with … Read More


Quadric Extends Series C to $46 Million as Edge AI Demand Accelerates

Quadric Extends Series C to $46 Million as Edge AI Demand Accelerates
by Daniel Nenni on 07-28-2026 at 10:00 am

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Quadric has extended its Series C financing to $46 million through a second close led by the International Finance Corporation, the private-sector investment arm of the World Bank Group. The transaction raises Quadric’s total capital secured to approximately $90 million and strengthens its ability to commercialize programmable… Read More


Security by Design: Arteris Expands Its Partnership with Arm

Security by Design: Arteris Expands Its Partnership with Arm
by Daniel Nenni on 07-28-2026 at 6:00 am

Arm Arteris Cycuity Announcement 071026

 

Arteris has expanded its partnership with Arm to deploy Cycuity Radix hardware security assurance technology across additional next-generation Arm central processing unit (CPU) programs. The expansion follows five years of collaboration and successful use of Cycuity Radix on select Arm CPU designs, and it moves hardware… Read More


How Fast Can a Performance Model Actually Be Built?

How Fast Can a Performance Model Actually Be Built?
by Admin on 07-26-2026 at 4:00 pm

SimplEx MicroCircuitSutra Performance Model 2026 07 20 Fig

By Thang Tran, CEO of Simplex Micro and Umesh Sisodia, CEO of CircuitSutra

Performance models have a reputation problem. They’re often treated as a long-lead, high-effort undertaking — something a design team commits to early and then waits on for months before it’s useful. The development of SimplEx Micro’s… Read More


RISC-V Advantage in Accelerator Control Highlights System Verification Challenges

RISC-V Advantage in Accelerator Control Highlights System Verification Challenges
by Bernard Murphy on 07-22-2026 at 6:00 am

Breker synthesis engine

When considering best-fit applications for RISC-V, the appeal of extending the instruction set and competitive pricing for storage and edge applications has been pretty clear. But I have always struggled to understand the appeal in head-on competition with Arm in premium applications such as servers and infrastructure systems.… Read More


Silicon Creations at DAC 2026: Solutions for clocking, SerDes, and sensing in 2nm (and beyond)

Silicon Creations at DAC 2026: Solutions for clocking, SerDes, and sensing in 2nm (and beyond)
by Daniel Nenni on 07-21-2026 at 2:00 pm

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Silicon Creations provides world-class IP for precision and general-purpose timing (PLLs and oscillators), high-performance multi-protocol, latency optimized and protocol-specific SerDes, high-speed I/Os, and accurate VT sensors. Applications include high-performance computing for AI, smart phones, wearables,… Read More


The Architecture of Success: Why a Unified Semiconductor IP Strategy Is the Foundation of Modern SoC Design

The Architecture of Success: Why a Unified Semiconductor IP Strategy Is the Foundation of Modern SoC Design
by Kalar Rajendiran on 07-21-2026 at 10:00 am

Application Contexts That Span Markets

As architects push toward advanced nodes and increasingly demanding workloads, modern silicon design has entered an era of unprecedented complexity. A single design respin can cost millions of dollars and delay market entry. Against this backdrop, designs must be balanced for performance, bandwidth, power efficiency, security… Read More


Podcast EP356: An Oveview of the Unique Skills and Broad Impact of Alphacore with Andrew Levy

Podcast EP356: An Oveview of the Unique Skills and Broad Impact of Alphacore with Andrew Levy
by Daniel Nenni on 07-17-2026 at 2:00 pm

Daniel is joined by Andrew Levy, Vice President of Business Development, IP & ASIC at Alphacore. Andrew leads strategic growth initiatives, customer engagement, technology commercialization, and business development activities for the company’s semiconductor IP, ASIC design services, and advanced microelectronics… Read More


WAVE-P: Hardware Acceleration for the APV Professional Video Codec

WAVE-P: Hardware Acceleration for the APV Professional Video Codec
by Daniel Nenni on 07-16-2026 at 10:00 am

WAVE P Chips&Media

Professional video workflows demand a difficult combination of image quality, editing responsiveness, high throughput, and manageable silicon cost. Chips&Media’s WAVE-P addresses that combination as a dedicated hardware IP core for the Advanced Professional Video, or APV, codec. Designed for professional and prosumer… Read More


PCIe 7 Switch IP with Time Division Multiplexing: Powering the Next Generation of AI Connectivity

PCIe 7 Switch IP with Time Division Multiplexing: Powering the Next Generation of AI Connectivity
by Kalar Rajendiran on 07-16-2026 at 6:00 am

PCIe7 Switch with TDM

PCI Express (PCIe), PCIe switches, Time Division Multiplexing (TDM), Network Interface Cards (NICs), and SmartNICs are all well-established technologies that have formed the backbone of computing and networking systems for years. More recently, SuperNICs have emerged as the next generation of networking devices optimized… Read More