Evolution of Prototyping in EDA

Evolution of Prototyping in EDA
by Daniel Nenni on 07-18-2024 at 6:00 am

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As AI and 5G technologies burgeon, the rise of interconnected devices is reshaping everyday life and driving innovation across industries. This rapid evolution accelerates the transformation of the chip industry, placing higher demands on SoC design. Moore’s Law indicates that while chip sizes shrink, the number of… Read More


Accelerate SoC Design: Addressing Modern Prototyping Challenges with S2C’s Comprehensive Solutions (II)

Accelerate SoC Design: Addressing Modern Prototyping Challenges with S2C’s Comprehensive Solutions (II)
by Daniel Nenni on 06-07-2024 at 8:00 am

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In the fast-paced world of Electronic Design Automation (EDA), the complexity of chip designs is continuously rising. With the burgeoning of systems such as 5G communication devices and Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS) teeming with thousands of components, the demand for robust and efficient prototyping platforms… Read More


S2C and Sirius Wireless Collaborate on Wi-Fi 7 RF IP Verification System

S2C and Sirius Wireless Collaborate on Wi-Fi 7 RF IP Verification System
by Daniel Nenni on 05-21-2024 at 6:00 am

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Sirius Wireless partnered with FPGA prototyping expert S2C to develop the Wi-Fi 7 RF IP Verification System, enhancing working efficiency and accelerating time-to-market for clients.

Wi-Fi 7 is the latest Wi-Fi technology, with speeds of up to 30Gbps, approximately three times the peak performance of Wi-Fi 6. This enhanced… Read More


Prototyping Chiplets from the Desktop!

Prototyping Chiplets from the Desktop!
by Daniel Nenni on 12-05-2023 at 10:00 am

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S2C has been successfully delivering rapid SoC prototyping solutions since 2003 with over 600 customers, including 6 of the world’s top 10 semiconductor companies. I personally have been involved with the prototyping market for a good part of my career and know S2C intimately.

S2C is the leading independent global supplier… Read More


Sirius Wireless Partners with S2C on Wi-Fi6/BT RF IP Verification System for Finer Chip Design

Sirius Wireless Partners with S2C on Wi-Fi6/BT RF IP Verification System for Finer Chip Design
by Daniel Nenni on 08-17-2023 at 10:00 am

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Sirius Wireless, a provider of RF IP solutions, collaborated with FPGA prototyping solutions expert S2C to develop its Wi-Fi6/BT RF IP Verification System, aiming to improve work efficiency and reduce time-to-market for their clients.

The emergence of Wi-Fi6, a wireless connection technology (WCT), has unleashed unexpectedRead More


S2C’s FPGA Prototyping Solutions

S2C’s FPGA Prototyping Solutions
by Kalar Rajendiran on 02-10-2022 at 10:00 am

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Prototyping solutions have been in the news a lot lately. And FPGA-based prototyping approach is pretty widely used. On a panel session at DAC 2021, Amir Salek, Head of Silicon for Cloud and Infrastructure at Google had the following to say. Prototyping FPGA is a tremendous platform for testing and validation. We are doubling down… Read More


DAC 2021 Wrap-up – S2C turns more than a few heads

DAC 2021 Wrap-up – S2C turns more than a few heads
by Ron Green on 12-20-2021 at 10:00 am

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Now that the 58th Design Automation Conference held this year in San Francisco has concluded, we take a minute to look back at the results and ascertain what it meant for our company.

Unfortunately, many popular tradeshows held in the time of Covid have suffered a drop in attendance, and DAC was no exception. Despite this however,… Read More


PCIe 6.0, LPDDR5, HBM2E and HBM3 Speed Adapters to FPGA Prototyping Solutions

PCIe 6.0, LPDDR5, HBM2E and HBM3 Speed Adapters to FPGA Prototyping Solutions
by Kalar Rajendiran on 12-15-2021 at 6:00 am

Avery PCIe Speed Adapter IP at Work

We live in the age of big data. No matter how fast and complex modern SoCs are, it all comes down to how quickly data can get in and out that determines the system performance. And, there is a lot of data that today’s systems need to process. Naturally, system interfaces such as PCIe, DDR, HBM, etc., have been evolving rapidly too, to support… Read More


S2C FPGA Prototyping solutions help accelerate 3D visual AI chip

S2C FPGA Prototyping solutions help accelerate 3D visual AI chip
by Daniel Nenni on 08-16-2021 at 6:00 am

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3D vision technology is rapidly evolving. Compared to 2D vision technology that deals with planar information, 3D vision works with physical information, including depth, which makes it possible to recognize and measure objects with curved surfaces and arcs. In addition, as deep machine learning and big data computing technologies… Read More


Prototyping with the Latest and Greatest Xilinx FPGAs

Prototyping with the Latest and Greatest Xilinx FPGAs
by Daniel Nenni on 11-11-2020 at 6:00 am

Prototyping with the Latest and Greatest Xilinx FPGAs

I was reading the S2C press release announcing their new FPGA prototyping platform based on the Xilinx UltraScale+ VU19P FPGA, and how the new FPGA will accelerate billion gate FPGA prototyping, and I was struck by the stunning implications of this announcement.  Not that billion gate SoC designs can now be prototyped with FPGAs,… Read More