Adaptive Clock Technology for Real-Time Droop Response

Adaptive Clock Technology for Real-Time Droop Response
by Kalar Rajendiran on 03-30-2023 at 6:00 am

Example Sea of Processor SoC with Distributed Generate Modules for Local Droop Response

In integrated circuit terminology, a droop is the voltage drop that happens in a circuit. This is a well-known phenomenon and can happen due to the following reasons. The power supply falls below the operating range for which a chip was designed for, resulting in a droop. More current is drawn by the conductive elements than they … Read More


Advantages of Large-Scale Synchronous Clocking Domains in AI Chip Designs

Advantages of Large-Scale Synchronous Clocking Domains in AI Chip Designs
by Kalar Rajendiran on 05-09-2022 at 6:00 am

Large models challenge current AI hardware solutions

We are currently in the hockey stick growth phase of AI. Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are happening at a lightning pace. And, while the rate of adoption is exploding, so is model size. Over the past couple of years, we’ve gone from about two billion parameters to Google Brain’s recently announced trillion-parameter… Read More


It’s Now Time for Smart Clock Networks

It’s Now Time for Smart Clock Networks
by Tom Simon on 01-13-2022 at 10:00 am

Movellus Maestro Clock Network

By now most SoC designers are pretty familiar and comfortable with the use of Network on Chip (NOC) IP for interconnecting functional blocks. Looking at the underlying change that NOCs represent, we see the use of IP to supplant the use of tools for implementing a critical part of the design. The idea that ‘smart’ things are better… Read More


Performance, Power and Area (PPA) Benefits Through Intelligent Clock Networks

Performance, Power and Area (PPA) Benefits Through Intelligent Clock Networks
by Kalar Rajendiran on 12-10-2021 at 10:00 am

4 What is Maestro ICN

One of the sessions at the Linley Fall Processor Conference 2021 was the SoC Design session. With a horizontal focus, it included presentations of interest to a variety of different market applications. The talk by Mo Faisal, CEO of Movellus, caught my attention as it promises to solve a chronic issue relating to synchronizing … Read More


CEO Interview: Mo Faisal of Movellus

CEO Interview: Mo Faisal of Movellus
by Daniel Nenni on 12-01-2021 at 6:00 am

Mo Faisal Movellus

Prior to founding Movellus, Dr. Faisal held positions at semiconductor companies such as Intel and PMC Sierra. Faisal received his B.S. from the University of Waterloo, and his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, and holds several patents. Dr. Faisal was named a “Top 20 Entrepreneur” by the University of Michigan Zell… Read More


#56thDAC SerDes, Analog and RISC-V sessions

#56thDAC SerDes, Analog and RISC-V sessions
by Eric Esteve on 06-14-2019 at 5:00 am

The good news is that the next five DAC events will take place in Moscone Center in San Francisco! If going to Las Vegas from the Bay area is an easy trip, coming from Europe to Las Vegas makes it a 24+hours journey… One obvious consequence was the poor attendance to the exhibition floor. But let’s be positive and notice that the number… Read More