Breker Verification Systems at the 2025 Design Automation Conference #62DAC

Breker Verification Systems at the 2025 Design Automation Conference #62DAC
by Daniel Nenni on 06-02-2025 at 10:00 am

62nd DAC SemiWiki

Breker Verification Systems Plans Demonstrations of its Complete Synthesis and SystemVIP Library and Solutions Portfolio

Attendees who step into the Breker Verification Systems booth during DAC (Booth #2520—second floor) will see demonstrations of its Trek Test Suite Synthesis and SystemVIP libraries and solutions portfolio.… Read More


Andes Technology: Powering the Full Spectrum – from Embedded Control to AI and Beyond

Andes Technology: Powering the Full Spectrum – from Embedded Control to AI and Beyond
by Kalar Rajendiran on 05-27-2025 at 6:00 am

Overview of Andes Product Categories

As the computing industry seeks more flexible, scalable, and open hardware architectures, RISC-V has emerged as a compelling alternative to proprietary instruction set architectures. At the forefront of this revolution stands Andes Technology, offering a comprehensive lineup of RISC-V processor solutions that go far beyond… Read More


From All-in-One IP to Cervell™: How Semidynamics Reimagined AI Compute with RISC-V

From All-in-One IP to Cervell™: How Semidynamics Reimagined AI Compute with RISC-V
by Kalar Rajendiran on 05-26-2025 at 6:00 am

Started with a look at CPU

In an era where artificial intelligence workloads are growing in scale, complexity, and diversity, chipmakers are facing increasing pressure to deliver solutions that are not only fast, but also flexible and programmable. Semidynamics recently announced Cervell™, a fully programmable Neural Processing Unit (NPU) designedRead More


RISC-V Virtualization and the Complexity of MMUs

RISC-V Virtualization and the Complexity of MMUs
by Bernard Murphy on 05-08-2025 at 7:00 am

Virtual memory mapping

In the early days of RISC-V adoption, applications were microcontroller-centric with no need for virtualization support. But horizons expanded and now RISC-V is appearing in application processors, very much needing to be able to virtualize multiple apps concurrently. Take another step forward to datacenter servers running… Read More


Cost-Effective and Scalable: A Smarter Choice for RISC-V Development

Cost-Effective and Scalable: A Smarter Choice for RISC-V Development
by Daniel Nenni on 04-25-2025 at 6:00 am

Vast library of 90+ Prototype Ready IP

The RISC-V ecosystem is witnessing remarkable growth, driven by increasing industry adoption and a thriving open-source community. As companies and developers seek customizable computing solutions, RISC-V has become a top choice. Providing a scalable and cost-effective ISA foundation, RISC-V enables high-performance… Read More


Andes RISC-V CON in Silicon Valley Overview

Andes RISC-V CON in Silicon Valley Overview
by Daniel Nenni on 04-18-2025 at 6:00 am

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RISC-V conferences have been at full capacity and I expect this one will be well attended as well. Andes is the biggest name in RSIC-V. The most notable thing about RISC-V conferences is the content. Not only is the content deep, it is international from the top companies in the industry. It is hard to find a design win these days without… Read More


Keysom and Chipflow discuss the Future of RISC-V in Automotive: Progress, Challenges, and What’s Next

Keysom and Chipflow discuss the Future of RISC-V in Automotive: Progress, Challenges, and What’s Next
by Admin on 04-10-2025 at 6:00 am

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by, Tomi Rantakari CEO ChipFlow & Luca Testa COO Keysom

The automotive industry is undergoing a major transformation, driven by electrification, the rise of new market players, and the rapid adoption of emerging technologies such as AI. Among the most significant advancements is the growing adoption of RISC-V, an open-standard… Read More


CEO Interview with Matthew Stephens of Impact Nano

CEO Interview with Matthew Stephens of Impact Nano
by Daniel Nenni on 03-31-2025 at 10:00 am

Matt website

Matthew Stephens, co-founder and CEO of Impact Nano, brings over 20 years of experience commercializing advanced materials. Prior to co-founding Impact Nano, Matt was VP Sales and Products at Air Liquide Advanced Materials and held C-level leadership roles at Voltaix and Metem. Matt has a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University… Read More


Vision-Language Models (VLM) – the next big thing in AI?

Vision-Language Models (VLM) – the next big thing in AI?
by Daniel Nenni on 03-27-2025 at 6:00 am

Semidynamics AI SemiWiki

AI has changed a lot in the last ten years. In 2012, convolutional neural networks (CNNs) were the state of the art for computer vision. Then around 2020 vison transformers (ViTs) redefined machine learning. Now, Vision-Language Models (VLMs) are changing the game again—blending image and text understanding to power everything… Read More


CEO Interview with Dr. Thang Tran of Simplex Micro

CEO Interview with Dr. Thang Tran of Simplex Micro
by Daniel Nenni on 03-18-2025 at 10:00 am

ThangTran SimiWiki

Dr. Thang Tran is an innovator in modern computing, drawing inspiration from pioneers like Seymour Cray, Thornton, and Tomasulo. His work leverages the simplicity of the RISC-V ISA to advance microprocessor efficiency, integrating vector processing and scoreboarding principles foundational to early supercomputing. Thang… Read More