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Machine Learning Applied to IP Validation, Running on AWS Graviton2

Machine Learning Applied to IP Validation, Running on AWS Graviton2
by Daniel Payne on 11-22-2021 at 10:00 am

Solido Variation Designer on Neoverse N1 CPU min

I recall meeting with Solido at DAC back in 2009, learning about their Variation Designer tool that allowed circuit designers to quickly find out how their designs performed under the effects of process variation, in effect finding the true corners of the process. Under the hood the Solido tool was using Machine Learning (ML) techniques… Read More


Numerical Sizing and Tuning Shortens Analog Design Cycles

Numerical Sizing and Tuning Shortens Analog Design Cycles
by Tom Simon on 11-22-2021 at 6:00 am

Sizing and tuning

By any measure analog circuit design is a difficult and complex process. This point is driven home in a recent webinar by MunEDA. Michael Pronath, VP Products and Solutions at MunEDA, lays out why, even with the assistance of simulators, analog circuit sizing and tuning can consume weeks of time in what can potentially be a non-convergent… Read More


Supply Chain Breaks Under Strain Causes Miss, Weak Guide, Repairs Needed

Supply Chain Breaks Under Strain Causes Miss, Weak Guide, Repairs Needed
by Robert Maire on 11-21-2021 at 8:00 am

Applied Materials

-AMAT -Supply chain can’t keep up with expanding business
-May be longer term issue which will limit upside
-Being tough on vendors may have come back to bite Applied
-Fixing supply chain will likely take longer than the current cycle

Supply Chain issues come home to roost

Applied Materials missed on both earnings and revenues… Read More


The Story of Ultra-Wideband Part 6: The Secret Revealed

The Story of Ultra-Wideband Part 6: The Secret Revealed
by Frederic Nabki & Dominic Deslandes on 11-21-2021 at 6:00 am

energy efficiency graph

This 6-article series started by asking the question: Why did Apple leap ahead of demand in 2019 by designing a UWB transceiver into the iPhone 11? Then in early 2020, why was UWB chip supplier Decawave acquired for an estimated $400-$500 Million? Why are automakers GM, Ford, Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Hyundai, Volkswagen, BMW and … Read More


Podcast EP50: Perforce at DAC

Podcast EP50: Perforce at DAC
by Daniel Nenni on 11-19-2021 at 10:00 am

Dan and Mike are joined by Simon Butler, general manager of the Methodics Business Unit at Perforce. Some history of DAC is discussed; what it’s like attending the show both as a small company and a larger one. The products Perforce will showcase at DAC this year are then discussed, The breadth of technology to support design… Read More


2021 Semiconductors Finishing Strong with 2022 Moderating

2021 Semiconductors Finishing Strong with 2022 Moderating
by Bill Jewell on 11-19-2021 at 8:00 am

Top Semiconductor Comoany Reveue 2021

The semiconductor market in 3rd quarter 2021 was $144.8 billion, according to WSTS, up 7.4% from the prior quarter and up 27.6% from a year ago. The strong year-to-year growth was a slight deceleration from 30.4% in 2nd quarter 2021. The major memory companies reported very healthy 3Q21 revenue increases versus 2Q21 with all of … Read More


CEO Interview: Charbel Rizk of Oculi

CEO Interview: Charbel Rizk of Oculi
by Daniel Nenni on 11-19-2021 at 6:00 am

Charbel Rizk CEO Interview SemiWiki

Charbel Rizk is CEO of Oculi®, a spinout from Johns Hopkins University, a fabless semiconductor startup commercializing technology to address the high power and latency challenges of vision technology.  Dr. Rizk recognized these as barriers to effective AI in his years of experience as a Principal Systems Engineer, Lead Innovator,… Read More


Synopsys Expands into Silicon Lifecycle Management

Synopsys Expands into Silicon Lifecycle Management
by Daniel Payne on 11-18-2021 at 10:00 am

SLM, Synopsys

I spoke with Steve Pateras of Synopsys last week to better understand what was happening with their Silicon Lifecycle Management vision, and I was reminded of a Forbes article from last year: Never Heard of Silicon Lifecycle Management? Join the Club. At least two major EDA vendors are now using the relatively new acronym SLM, and… Read More


A Flexible and Efficient Edge-AI Solution Using InferX X1 and InferX SDK

A Flexible and Efficient Edge-AI Solution Using InferX X1 and InferX SDK
by Kalar Rajendiran on 11-18-2021 at 6:00 am

15 Transformer vs Traditional CNN 2

The Linley Group held its Fall Processor Conference 2021 last week. There were several informative talks from various companies updating the audience on the latest research and development work happening in the industry. The presentations were categorized as per their focus, under eight different sessions. The sessions topics… Read More


Podcast EP49: Where Semifore fits in the design flow

Podcast EP49: Where Semifore fits in the design flow
by Daniel Nenni on 11-17-2021 at 10:00 am

Dan and Mike are joined by Rich Weber, co-founder and CEO of Semifore. Rich describes what the hardware/software interface is, where it fits in the design flow and the importance of a well-documented and robust design. He touches on industry standards, where they help and how Semifore’s products complete the flow. RIch … Read More