Automotive-grade MIPI PHY IP drives multi-sensor solutions

Automotive-grade MIPI PHY IP drives multi-sensor solutions
by Don Dingee on 11-09-2023 at 10:00 am

Mixel Automotive PHY Solutions

Sensors are critical to every new automotive design, whether created for a driver or self-driving. Frame rates and resolution for car, truck, and SUV imaging systems continue to rise. Getting data from each sensor to a location in the vehicle with sufficient processing power may be challenging, especially when AI inference algorithms… Read More


WEBINAR: Leverage Certified RISC-V IP to Craft ASIL ISO 26262 Grade Automotive Chips

WEBINAR: Leverage Certified RISC-V IP to Craft ASIL ISO 26262 Grade Automotive Chips
by Daniel Nenni on 11-07-2023 at 10:00 am

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The automotive industry imposes stringent requirements on Functional Safety. For semiconductor companies involved in automotive chips and even further upstream in Silicon Intellectual Property (SIP), obtaining ISO 26262 certification is a fundamental requirement for product penetration into automotive applications.… Read More


An Update on IP-XACT standard 2022

An Update on IP-XACT standard 2022
by Daniel Payne on 10-18-2023 at 10:00 am

IP XACT 2022 min

Semiconductor IP design re-use has enabled the relentless growth in complexity of SoC and chiplet-based systems over the years, and with IP reuse comes many unique challenges.  Fabless design companies use IP provided by a vibrant ecosystem of IP suppliers and foundries, plus internal re-use in the quest to get to market more … Read More


Long-standing Roadblock to Viable L4/L5 Autonomous Driving and Generative AI Inference at the Edge

Long-standing Roadblock to Viable L4/L5 Autonomous Driving and Generative AI Inference at the Edge
by Lauro Rizzatti on 10-11-2023 at 6:00 am

Table I

Two recent software-based algorithmic technologies –– autonomous driving (ADAS/AD) and generative AI (GenAI) –– are keeping the semiconductor engineering community up at night.

While ADAS at Level 2 and Level 3 are on track, AD at Levels 4 and 5 are far from reality, causing a drop in venture capital enthusiasm and money. Today,… Read More


Synopsys – TSMC Collaboration Unleashes Innovation for TSMC OIP Ecosystem

Synopsys – TSMC Collaboration Unleashes Innovation for TSMC OIP Ecosystem
by Kalar Rajendiran on 10-10-2023 at 10:00 am

L.C. OIP 2023

As the focal point of the TSMC OIP ecosystem, TSMC has been driving important initiatives over the last few years to bring multi-die systems to the mainstream. As the world is moving quickly toward Generative AI technology and AI-based systems, multi-die and chiplet-based implementations are becoming essential. TSMC recently… Read More


Synopsys Expands Synopsys.ai EDA Suite with Full-Stack Big Data Analytics Solution

Synopsys Expands Synopsys.ai EDA Suite with Full-Stack Big Data Analytics Solution
by Kalar Rajendiran on 09-11-2023 at 10:00 am

Wafer Circuit Detail

More than two years ago, Synopsys launched its AI-driven design space optimization (DSO.ai) capability. It is part of the company’s Synopsys.ai EDA suite, an outcome of its overarching AI initiative. Since then, DSO.ai has boosted designer productivity and has been leveraged for 270 production tape-outs. DSO.ai uses machine… Read More


ISO 21434 for Cybersecurity-Aware SoC Development

ISO 21434 for Cybersecurity-Aware SoC Development
by Kalar Rajendiran on 08-31-2023 at 10:00 am

Cybersecurity agreement in supply chain

The automotive industry is undergoing a remarkable transformation, with vehicles becoming more connected, automated, and reliant on software. While these advancements promise convenience, comfort and efficiency to the consumers, the nature and complexity of the technologies also raise concerns for functional safety … Read More


How Do You Future-Proof Security?

How Do You Future-Proof Security?
by Bernard Murphy on 08-17-2023 at 6:00 am

Secure IC applications min

If you are designing electronics to go into a satellite or a military drone, it better have a useful lifetime of 15-20 years or more. Ditto for the grid or other critical infrastructure, your car, medical devices, anything where we demand absolute reliability. Reliability also requires countermeasures against hacking by anyone… Read More


Accellera and Clock Domain Crossing at #60DAC

Accellera and Clock Domain Crossing at #60DAC
by Daniel Payne on 08-02-2023 at 10:00 am

Accellera, clock domain crossing, #60DAC

Accellera sponsored a luncheon panel discussion at #60DAC, so I registered and attended to learn more about one of the newest working groups for Clock Domain Crossing (CDC). An overview of Accellera was provided by Lu Dai, then the panel discussion was moderated by Paul McLellan of Cadence, with the following panel members:

  • Anupam
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Xcelium Safety Certification Rounds Out Cadence Safety Solution

Xcelium Safety Certification Rounds Out Cadence Safety Solution
by Bernard Murphy on 07-27-2023 at 6:00 am

MIDAS System min

While fully autonomous driving may now be a distant dream, ADAS continues to be a very active industry driver as much for its safety advantages as for other features. Today in the hierarchy of SAE levels, SAE 2+ may represent the most active area of development rather than levels 3 through 5. This range of options still requires a human… Read More