When Semidynamics added support for int4 and fp8 data types to their RISC-V processors, it clearly indicated their intent to target AI inference with hundreds or perhaps thousands of concurrent threads running in their advanced caching and pipelining scheme. Two recent announcements around Embedded World 2025 reinforce their… Read More
Semiconductor Intellectual Property
RISC-V’s Privileged Spec and Architectural Advances Achieve Security Parity with Proprietary ISAs
Because of its open and modular nature, RISC-V has faced recognizable security challenges stemming from fragmentation, performance inefficiencies, and inherent vulnerabilities. Fragmentation across implementations leads to inconsistencies, making it difficult to enforce uniform security measures. Performance… Read More
Podcast EP277: How Arteris FlexGen Smart NoC IP Democratizes Advanced Chip Design with Rick Bye
Dan is joined by Rick Bye, director of product management and marketing at Arteris with responsibility for the FlexNoC family of non-coherent Network-on-Chip IP products. Rick joined Arteris from Arm where he was a senior product manager in the Client Line of Business, responsible for a demonstration SoC and compression IP. … Read More
S2C: Empowering Smarter Futures with Arm-Based Solutions
The tech world is sprinting toward a future where your fridge orders groceries, your car avoids traffic before you hit it, and security cameras don’t just watch—they understand. But behind these innovations lies a messy truth: building the brains for these smart systems is complicated.
Fresh off the 2024 Arm Tech Symposia… Read More
Podcast EP276: How Alphawave Semi is Fueling the Next Generation of AI Systems with Letizia Giuliano
Dan is joined by Letizia Giuliano, Vice President of Product Marketing and Management at Alphawave Semi. She specializes in architecting cutting-edge solutions for high-speed connectivity and chiplet design architecture. Prior to her role at Alphawave Semi, Letizia held the position of Product Line Manager at Intel, where… Read More
CEO Interview: Dr. Andreas Kuehlmann of Cycuity
Dr. Andreas Kuehlmann, Executive Chairman and CEO at Cycuity, has spent his career across the fields of semiconductor design, software development, and cybersecurity. Prior to joining Cycuity, he helped build a market-leading software security business as head of engineering at Coverity and, after its acquisition by Synopsys,… Read More
The Double-Edged Sword of AI Processors: Batch Sizes, Token Rates, and the Hardware Hurdles in Large Language Model Processing
Unlike traditional software programming, AI software modeling represents a transformative paradigm shift, reshaping methodologies, redefining execution processes, and driving significant advancements in AI processors requirements.
Software Programming versus AI Modeling: A Fundamental Paradigm Shift
Traditional… Read More
TRNG for Automotive achieves ISO 26262 and ISO/SAE 21434 compliance
The security of a device or system depends mainly on being unable to infer or guess an alphanumeric code needed to gain access to it or its data, be that a password or an encryption key. In automotive applications, the security requirement goes one step further – an attacker may not gain access per se, but if they can compromise vehicle… Read More
Is Arteris Poised to Enable Next Generation System Design?
The semiconductor ecosystem is changing. Monolithic design is becoming multi-die design. Processors no longer inform software development options. It’s now the other way around with complex AI software informing the design of purpose-built hardware. And all that special-purpose hardware needs drivers to make it come to … Read More
2025 Outlook with Dr. Rui Tang of MSquare Technology
Tell us a little bit about yourself and your company.
I am Rui Tang, co-founder and VP of MSquare Technology. With a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Northeastern University and a master’s degree in management science and engineering from Stanford University, I bring over 23 years of experience in the IC industry. Prior to MSquare,… Read More


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