100G/200G Electro-Optical Interfaces: The Future for Low Power, Low Latency Data Centers

100G/200G Electro-Optical Interfaces: The Future for Low Power, Low Latency Data Centers
by Kalar Rajendiran on 10-23-2023 at 6:00 am

112G Ethernet PHY IP EOE InterOp Demo JR5 0179

Electrical copper interconnects, once the backbone of data center networks, are facing growing challenges. Rapid expansion of AI and ML applications is driving a significant increase in cluster sizes within data centers, resulting in substantial demands for faster I/O capabilities. While the surge in I/O requirements is … Read More


Podcast EP188: The New Demands for Memory Design and the Synopsys Approach with Anand Thiruvengadam

Podcast EP188: The New Demands for Memory Design and the Synopsys Approach with Anand Thiruvengadam
by Daniel Nenni on 10-20-2023 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Anand Thiruvengadam, director of product and business management and head of the Solutions and Go-to-Market functions for the memory market segment at Synopsys.

Anand discusses the substantial demands experienced by memory designers due to trends such as big data analytics. He describes how these demands impact… Read More


Synopsys – TSMC Collaboration Unleashes Innovation for TSMC OIP Ecosystem

Synopsys – TSMC Collaboration Unleashes Innovation for TSMC OIP Ecosystem
by Kalar Rajendiran on 10-10-2023 at 10:00 am

L.C. OIP 2023

As the focal point of the TSMC OIP ecosystem, TSMC has been driving important initiatives over the last few years to bring multi-die systems to the mainstream. As the world is moving quickly toward Generative AI technology and AI-based systems, multi-die and chiplet-based implementations are becoming essential. TSMC recently… Read More


Transformers Transforming the Field of Computer Vision

Transformers Transforming the Field of Computer Vision
by Kalar Rajendiran on 10-03-2023 at 10:00 am

The Structure of a Transformer: Attention

Over the last few years, transformers have been fundamentally changing the nature of deep learning models, revolutionizing the field of artificial intelligence. Transformers introduce an attention mechanism that allows models to weigh the importance of different elements in an input sequence. Unlike traditional deep learning… Read More


The True Power of the TSMC Ecosystem!

The True Power of the TSMC Ecosystem!
by Daniel Nenni on 10-02-2023 at 6:00 am

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The 15th TSMC Open Innovation Platform® (OIP) was held last week. In preparation we did a podcast with one of the original members of the TSMC OIP team Dan Kochpatcharin. Dan and I talked about the early days before OIP when we did reference flows together. Around 20 years ago I did a career pivot and focused on Strategic Foundry Relationships.… Read More


Podcast EP185: DRAM Scaling, From Atoms to Circuits with Synopsys’ Dr. Victor Moroz

Podcast EP185: DRAM Scaling, From Atoms to Circuits with Synopsys’ Dr. Victor Moroz
by Daniel Nenni on 09-29-2023 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Dr. Victor Moroz, a Synopsys Fellow engaged in a variety of projects on leading edge modeling Design-Technology Co-Optimization. He has published more than 100 technical papers and over 300 US and international patents. Victor has been involved in many technical committees and is currently serving as an Editor… Read More


WEBINAR: Why Rigorous Testing is So Important for PCI Express 6.0

WEBINAR: Why Rigorous Testing is So Important for PCI Express 6.0
by Daniel Nenni on 09-25-2023 at 8:00 am

PCIe IO bandwidth doubles every 3 years

In the age of rapid technological innovation, hyperscale datacenters are evolving at a breakneck pace. With the continued advancements in CPUs, GPUs, accelerators, and switches, faster data transfers are now paramount. At the forefront of this advancement is PCI Express (PCIe®), which has become the de-facto standard of interconnect… Read More


Synopsys Expands Synopsys.ai EDA Suite with Full-Stack Big Data Analytics Solution

Synopsys Expands Synopsys.ai EDA Suite with Full-Stack Big Data Analytics Solution
by Kalar Rajendiran on 09-11-2023 at 10:00 am

Wafer Circuit Detail

More than two years ago, Synopsys launched its AI-driven design space optimization (DSO.ai) capability. It is part of the company’s Synopsys.ai EDA suite, an outcome of its overarching AI initiative. Since then, DSO.ai has boosted designer productivity and has been leveraged for 270 production tape-outs. DSO.ai uses machine… Read More


Interface IP in 2022: 22% YoY growth still data-centric driven

Interface IP in 2022: 22% YoY growth still data-centric driven
by Eric Esteve on 09-04-2023 at 10:00 am

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We have shown in the “Design IP Report” 2022 that the market share of the wired Interface IP category is a growing part of the total IP, and that this trend is confirmed year after year. The interface IP category has moved from 18% share in 2017 to 25% in 2022.

During the 2010-decade, smartphone was the strong driver for the IP industry,… Read More


ISO 21434 for Cybersecurity-Aware SoC Development

ISO 21434 for Cybersecurity-Aware SoC Development
by Kalar Rajendiran on 08-31-2023 at 10:00 am

Cybersecurity agreement in supply chain

The automotive industry is undergoing a remarkable transformation, with vehicles becoming more connected, automated, and reliant on software. While these advancements promise convenience, comfort and efficiency to the consumers, the nature and complexity of the technologies also raise concerns for functional safety … Read More