As semiconductors continue to scale, designers are turning to 3DIC architectures to meet increasing demands for performance, energy efficiency, and functional density in data centers and edge AI applications. However, stacking multiple dies introduces new multiphysics challenges including electrical, structural, and… Read More
Modern automotive electronics are undergoing a rapid transformation driven by increasing compute demands, functional safety requirements, and the shift toward scalable semiconductor architectures. One of the most significant technological developments enabling this transformation is the adoption of multi-die system… Read More
In forty plus years as a semiconductor professional I have never seen a semiconductor design ecosystem build as fast and as strong as RISC-V. As a result, RISC-V Now! has emerged as a pivotal gathering, a conference with a clear and ambitious mission: To transform the open, modular, and flexible RISC-V ISA from an exciting specification… Read More
Some post-silicon bugs are unavoidable, but we’re getting better at catching them before we ship. Here we look at a method based on a bare-metal exerciser to stress-test the MMU. Paul Cunningham (GM, Verification at Cadence), Raúl Camposano (Silicon Catalyst, entrepreneur, former Synopsys CTO and lecturer at Stanford, EE292A)… Read More
This article concludes the three-part series examining key methodologies required for successful multi-die design. The first article Reducing Risk Early: Multi-Die Design Feasibility Exploration focused on feasibility exploration and early architectural validation, while the second article Building the Interconnect… Read More
Agentic AI emerges in this Synopsys Converge keynote not as a futuristic add-on, but as a practical response to the growing complexity of engineering. In the speaker’s view, the traditional way of designing chips, systems, and intelligent products is no longer sufficient for the era of physical AI. Engineers are now dealing with… Read More
The semiconductor industry has experienced rapid advancements in recent years, particularly with the increasing demand for high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, and advanced automotive systems. Traditional single-die chip designs are often unable to meet modern PPA requirements. As a result, engineers… Read More
The semiconductor industry is entering a new era in system design. As traditional monolithic scaling approaches its economic and physical limits, multi-die architectures are emerging as a primary pathway for delivering continued improvements in performance, power efficiency, and integration density. By distributing … Read More
The first article in this series examined how feasibility exploration enables architects to evaluate multi-die system configurations while minimizing early design risk. Once architectural decisions are validated, designers must translate conceptual connectivity requirements into physical interconnect infrastructure.… Read More
