Can RISC-V Help Recast the DPU Race?

Can RISC-V Help Recast the DPU Race?
by Jonah McLeod on 08-26-2025 at 10:00 am

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ARM’s Quiet Coup in DPUs

The datacenter is usually framed as a contest between CPUs (x86, ARM, RISC-V) and GPUs (NVIDIA, AMD, custom ASICs). But beneath those high-profile battles, another silent revolution has played out: ARM quietly displaced Intel and AMD in the Data Processing Unit (DPU) market.

DPUs — also called SmartNICs… Read More


Software-defined Systems at #62DAC

Software-defined Systems at #62DAC
by Daniel Payne on 08-06-2025 at 10:00 am

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Modern EVs are prime examples of software-defined systems, so I attended a #62DAC panel session hosted by Siemens to learn more from experts at Collins Aerospace, Arm, AMD and Siemens. Here’s the list of panelists that span several domains, and what follows is my paraphrase of the discussion topics.

Panel Discussion

Q: How does… Read More


proteanTecs at the 2025 Design Automation Conference #62DAC

proteanTecs at the 2025 Design Automation Conference #62DAC
by Daniel Nenni on 06-05-2025 at 8:00 am

62nd DAC SemiWiki

Discover how proteanTecs is transforming health and performance monitoring across the semiconductor lifecycle to meet the growing demands of AI and Next-Gen SoCs.

Stop by DAC booth #1616 to experience our latest technologies in action, including interactive live demos and explore our full suite of solutions — designed to boost… Read More


Voice as a Feature: A Silent Revolution in AI-Enabled SoCs

Voice as a Feature: A Silent Revolution in AI-Enabled SoCs
by Jonah McLeod on 05-26-2025 at 10:00 am

Voice as a Feature

When Apple introduced Siri in 2011, it was the first serious attempt to make voice interaction a mainstream user interface. Embedded into the iPhone 4S, Siri brought voice into consumers’ lives not as a standalone product, but as a built-in feature—a hands-free way to interact with an existing device. Siri set the expectation… Read More


Design IP Market Increased by All-time-high: 20% in 2024!

Design IP Market Increased by All-time-high: 20% in 2024!
by Eric Esteve on 04-14-2025 at 10:00 am

Top5 License

Design IP revenues achieved $8.5B in 2024 and this is an all-time-high growth of 20%. Wired Interface is still driving Design IP growth with 23.5% but we see the Processor category also growing by 22.4% in 2024. This is consistent with the Top 4 IP companies made of ARM (mostly focused on processor) and a team leading wired interface… Read More


Alphawave Semi is in Play!

Alphawave Semi is in Play!
by Daniel Nenni on 04-07-2025 at 10:00 am

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We started working with Alphawave at the end of 2020 with a CEO Interview. I had met Tony Pialis before and found him to be a brilliant and charismatic leader so I knew it would be a great collaboration. Tony was already an IP legend after his company was acquired by Intel. After 4+ years at Intel Tony co-founded Alphawave in 2017. Today,… Read More


RISC-V’s Privileged Spec and Architectural Advances Achieve Security Parity with Proprietary ISAs

RISC-V’s Privileged Spec and Architectural Advances Achieve Security Parity with Proprietary ISAs
by Jonah McLeod on 03-12-2025 at 6:00 am

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Because of its open and modular nature, RISC-V has faced recognizable security challenges stemming from fragmentation, performance inefficiencies, and inherent vulnerabilities. Fragmentation across implementations leads to inconsistencies, making it difficult to enforce uniform security measures. Performance… Read More


S2C: Empowering Smarter Futures with Arm-Based Solutions

S2C: Empowering Smarter Futures with Arm-Based Solutions
by Daniel Nenni on 03-07-2025 at 8:00 am

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The tech world is sprinting toward a future where your fridge orders groceries, your car avoids traffic before you hit it, and security cameras don’t just watch—they understand. But behind these innovations lies a messy truth: building the brains for these smart systems is complicated.

Fresh off the 2024 Arm Tech Symposia… Read More