Bird’s Eye View Magic: Cadence Tensilica Product Group Pulls Back the Curtain

Bird’s Eye View Magic: Cadence Tensilica Product Group Pulls Back the Curtain
by Bernard Murphy on 09-18-2024 at 6:00 am

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Even for experienced technologists some technologies can seem almost indistinguishable from magic. One example is the bird’s eye camera view available on your car’s infotainment screen. This view appears to be taken from a camera hovering tens of feet above your car. As an aid to parallel parking, it’s a brilliant invention; … Read More


CEO Interview: Dieter Therssen of Sigasi

CEO Interview: Dieter Therssen of Sigasi
by Daniel Nenni on 06-07-2024 at 6:00 am

Dieter Therssen

Dieter Therssen obtained his master’s degree in Electronics Engineering from KU Leuven in 1987. He started his career as a hardware design engineer, using IMEC’s visionary tools and design methodologies in the early days of silicon integration.

Since then, Dieter developed his career across many digital technologies,… Read More


The First Automotive Design ASIC Platform

The First Automotive Design ASIC Platform
by Daniel Nenni on 12-11-2023 at 8:00 am

Alchip Automotive ASIC Design Platform

Alchip Technologies, Ltd. is a company that specializes in ASIC (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit) design and manufacturing. They are known for providing high-performance and customized ASIC solutions for a variety of applications. Alchip works with clients to design and develop integrated circuits that meet specific… Read More


FD-SOI, the technology shaping the future of automotive radars

FD-SOI, the technology shaping the future of automotive radars
by admin on 10-16-2023 at 6:00 am

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By Philippe Flatresse, Bich-Yen Nguyen, Rainer Lutz of SOITEC

    I.          Introduction

Automotive radar is a key enabler for the development of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicles. The use of radar allows vehicles to sense their environment and make decisions based on that information, enhancing… 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

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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


Automotive IP Certification

Automotive IP Certification
by Daniel Payne on 06-05-2023 at 10:00 am

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The electrification of cars and the growth of EVs means that more semiconductor content is being added with every new vehicle model from suppliers around the globe. There are unique concerns for automotive IP in terms of reliability, security and safety over the lifetime of the vehicle. I had the pleasure to speak with Pawini MahajanRead More


Time for NHTSA to Get Serious

Time for NHTSA to Get Serious
by Roger C. Lanctot on 08-14-2022 at 10:00 am

Time for NHTSA to Get Serious

In the final season of “The Sopranos,” Christopher Multisanti (played by Michael Imperioli) and Anthony Soprano (James Gandolfini) lose control of their black Cadillac Escalade and go tumbling off a two-lane rural highway and down a hill. Christopher dies (spoiler alert) with an assist from Tony, before Tony calls “911” for… Read More


Auto Safety – A Dickensian Tale

Auto Safety – A Dickensian Tale
by Roger C. Lanctot on 03-27-2022 at 10:00 am

Auto Safety – A Dickensian Tale

As I prepare to join the International Telecommunications Union’s Future Networked Car Symposium – today through Friday – I am reminded of Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities” and its unforgettable opening paragraph – modified for a modern context here:

It was the best of times,Read More


Heterogeneous Package Design Challenges for ADAS

Heterogeneous Package Design Challenges for ADAS
by Tom Simon on 10-04-2021 at 10:00 am

Hetergeneous Package Design

Increasingly complex heterogeneous packaging solutions have proved essential to meeting the rapidly scaling requirements for automotive electronics. Perhaps there is no better example of this than advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) that are found in most new cars. In a recent paper published by Siemens EDA, they … Read More


CEO Interview: Gireesh Rajendran CEO of Steradian Semiconductors

CEO Interview: Gireesh Rajendran CEO of Steradian Semiconductors
by Daniel Nenni on 09-17-2021 at 6:00 am

Gireesh Rajendran

Gireesh Rajendran is a 2010 MIT TR35 winner from India. He holds 44 issued US patents in RF products and circuit techniques and co-authored 3 ISSCC papers. He completed his B Tech in Electronics from College of Engineering, Trivandrum, India in 2000 and joined Texas Instruments. During his 13 years tenure in TI, he architected and… Read More