Keeping up with competitors in many computing applications today means incorporating AI capability. At the edge, where devices are smaller and consume less power, the option of using software-powered GPU architectures becomes unviable due to size, power consumption, and cooling constraints. Purpose-built AI inference … Read More
Semiconductor Intellectual Property
Unlocking Efficiency and Performance with Simultaneous Multi-Threading
An Akeana hosted webinar on Simultaneous Multi-Threading (SMT) provided a comprehensive deep dive into the technical, commercial, and strategic significance of SMT in the evolving compute landscape. Presented by Graham Wilson and Itai Yarom, the session was not only an informative overview of SMT architecture and use cases,… Read More
UCIe 3.0: Doubling Bandwidth and Deepening Manageability for the Chiplet Era
CAST Webinar About Supercharging Your Systems with Lossless Data Compression IPs
Much of advanced technology is data-driven. From the cloud and AI accelerators to automotive processing and edge computing, data storage and transmission efficiency are of critical importance. It turns out that lossless data compression is a key ingredient to deliver these requirements.
While there are both software and hardware… Read More
cHBM for AI: Capabilities, Challenges, and Opportunities
AI’s exponential growth is transforming semiconductor design—and memory is now as critical as compute. Multi-die architecture has emerged as the new frontier, and custom High Bandwidth Memory (cHBM) is fast becoming a cornerstone in this evolution. In a panel session at the Synopsys Executive Forum, leaders from AWS, Marvell,… Read More
Memory Innovation at the Edge: Power Efficiency Meets Green Manufacturing
By Tetsu Ho
With the ever-increasing global demand for smarter, faster electronic systems, the semiconductor industry faces a dual challenge: delivering high-performance memory while reducing environmental impact. Winbond is meeting this challenge head-on by embedding sustainability into every layer of its operations—from… Read More
Agile Analog Update at #62DAC
On the last day of DAC 2025 I met with Chris Morrison, VP of Product Marketing at Agile Analog, to get an update. Their company provides Analog IP, the way you want it, and I knew that they had internal tools and a novel methodology to speed up the development process. This year they have started talking more about their internal IP automation… Read More
Sophisticated soundscapes usher in cache-coherent multicore DSP
Digital audio processing is evolving into an art form, particularly in high-end applications such as automotive, cinema, and home theater. Innovation is moving beyond spatial audio technologies to concepts such as environmental correction and spatial confinement. These sophisticated soundscapes are driving a sudden increase… Read More
Alphawave Semi and the AI Era: A Technology Leadership Overview
The explosion of artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the data center landscape, pushing the boundaries of compute, connectivity, and memory technologies. The exponential growth in AI workloads—training large language models (LLMs), deploying real-time inference, and scaling distributed applications—has … Read More
Podcast EP297: An Overview of sureCore’s New Silicon Services with Paul Wells
Dan is joined by sureCore CEO Paul Wells. Paul has worked in the semiconductor industry for over 25 years including two years as director of engineering for Pace Networks, where he led a multidisciplinary, 70 strong product development team creating a broadcast quality video & data mini-headend. Before that, he worked for… Read More


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