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Podcast EP186: The History and Design Impact of Glass Substrates with Intel’s Dr. Rahul Manepalli

Podcast EP186: The History and Design Impact of Glass Substrates with Intel’s Dr. Rahul Manepalli
by Daniel Nenni on 10-06-2023 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Dr. Rahul Manepalli. Rahul is an Intel Fellow and Sr. Director of Module Engineering in the Substrate Package Technology Development Organization. Rahul and his team are responsible for developing the next generation of materials, processes and equipment for Intel’s package substrate pathfinding and development… Read More


McKinsey & Company Shines a Light on Domain Specific Architectures

McKinsey & Company Shines a Light on Domain Specific Architectures
by Mike Gianfagna on 10-06-2023 at 8:00 am

McKinsey & Company Shines a Light on the Impact of Domains Specific Architectures

When we hear McKinsey & Company, we may think of one of the “Big Three” management consultancies.  While that’s true, this firm has a reach and impact that goes far beyond management consulting. According to its website, the firm accelerates sustainable and inclusive growth.  While this is an inspirational statement, the… Read More


CEO Interview: Sanjeev Kumar – Co-Founder & Mentor of Logic Fruit Technologies

CEO Interview: Sanjeev Kumar – Co-Founder & Mentor of Logic Fruit Technologies
by Daniel Nenni on 10-06-2023 at 6:00 am

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Sanjeev is a renowned technopreneur in the semiconductor industry. With more than 20+ years of experience, he is known for his enormous resilience and deep tech knowledge that sets him apart from others in the industry.

Sanjeev started his career as a hardware designer and then forayed into the FPGA domain due to his love for configurable… Read More


proteanTecs On-Chip Monitoring and Deep Data Analytics System

proteanTecs On-Chip Monitoring and Deep Data Analytics System
by Kalar Rajendiran on 10-05-2023 at 10:00 am

On chip monitoring and analytics platform

State-of-the-art electronics demand high performance, low power consumption, small footprint and high reliability from their semiconductor products. While this imperative is true across many different market segments, it is critical for applications such as the automotive/autonomous driving and data centers. As electronic… Read More


Pairing RISC-V cores with NoCs ties SoC protocols together

Pairing RISC-V cores with NoCs ties SoC protocols together
by Don Dingee on 10-05-2023 at 6:00 am

An architecture pairing RISC-V cores with NoCs

Designers have many paths for differentiating RISC-V solutions. One path launches into various RISC-V core customizations and extensions per the specification. Another focuses on selecting and assembling IP blocks in a complete system-on-chip (SoC) design around one or more RISC-V cores. A third is emerging: interconnecting… Read More


The Quest for Bugs: “Verification is a Data Problem!”

The Quest for Bugs: “Verification is a Data Problem!”
by Bryan Dickman on 10-04-2023 at 10:00 am

The Quest for Bugs Verification is a data problem

Verification Data Analytics

Hardware Verification is a highly data-intensive or data-heavy problem. Verification Engineers recognise this and spend much of their time dealing with large and complex datasets arising from verification processes.

In “The Dilemmas of Hardware Verification” we explored the key challenges … Read More


Samtec Increases Signal Density Again with Analog Over Array™

Samtec Increases Signal Density Again with Analog Over Array™
by Mike Gianfagna on 10-04-2023 at 6:00 am

Samtec Increases Signal Density Again with Analog Over Array™

Samtec is well-known for its innovative signal channel solutions. Whether the application requires copper or fiber, Samtec can deliver incredible performance and flexibility. The quality of the company’s models, eval kits and design support are well-known. There is another aspect of Samtec’s innovation. I touched on it in… Read More


Transformers Transforming the Field of Computer Vision

Transformers Transforming the Field of Computer Vision
by Kalar Rajendiran on 10-03-2023 at 10:00 am

The Structure of a Transformer: Attention

Over the last few years, transformers have been fundamentally changing the nature of deep learning models, revolutionizing the field of artificial intelligence. Transformers introduce an attention mechanism that allows models to weigh the importance of different elements in an input sequence. Unlike traditional deep learning… Read More


Lowering the DFT Cost for Large SoCs with a Novel Test Point Exploration & Implementation Methodology

Lowering the DFT Cost for Large SoCs with a Novel Test Point Exploration & Implementation Methodology
by Daniel Nenni on 10-03-2023 at 6:00 am

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With the increasing on-chip integration capabilities, large scale electronic systems can be integrated into a single System-on-Chip or SoC. New manufacturing test challenges are raised for more advanced technology nodes where both quality and cost during testing are affected. A typical parameter is test coverage which impacts… Read More


Cyber-Physical Security from Chip to Cloud with Post-Quantum Cryptography

Cyber-Physical Security from Chip to Cloud with Post-Quantum Cryptography
by Kalar Rajendiran on 10-02-2023 at 10:00 am

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In our interconnected world, systems ranging from smart cities and autonomous vehicles to industrial control systems and healthcare devices have become everyday components of our lives. This fusion of physical and digital systems has led to a term called cyber-physical system (CPS). Ubiquitous connectivity is exposing the… Read More