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Synopsys posts 13% revenue increase for Q3

Caroline Hayes — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 11:05:25 +0000

EDA tool and semiconductor IP company, Synopsys, has announced revenue of $1.526bn for Q3 2024, up approximately 13% from Q3 2023. The company also announced it is expecting record full-year ...

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RISC-V cluster IP for data centre SoCs and chiplets

Steve Bush — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 13:00:29 +0000

SiFive has announced RISC-V core intellectual property for data centre processors. Called P870-D, it is an update of the non-data centre P870, with support added for AMBA CHI protocol. “By harnessing ...

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Akeana reveals its RISC-V cores

Steve Bush — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:00:38 +0000

Akeana has announced a little about its RISC-V processor intellectual property. There will be three series: 100 Series – configurable 32bit RISC-V cores for embedded microcontrollers 1000 Series – includes ...

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Considerations when designing chips for automotive use

EW Staff — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 08:31:03 +0000

Challenges faced by automotive chip designers include longer than average expected lifespans and rigorous functional safety standards, explains Paul Martin. The expected lifetime for the vast majority of chips is ...

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Siemens adds AI to simulation tools

Caroline Hayes — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 13:47:34 +0000

The increased complexity of semiconductor designs that need validating is a problem for simulators, says Pradeep Thiagarajan, principal product manager for custom IC veriﬁcation, introducing Siemens’ Solido Simulation Suite software ...

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DAC 2024: embracing chiplets, 3D-IC and AI

Caroline Hayes — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:46:45 +0000

At the 61st DAC, it was clear that the software and silicon worlds are not colliding but meshing together, bringing opportunities for tools to address the challenges complex chip design ...

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IoT security considerations for EDA

EW Staff — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:46:35 +0000

Electronic design automation tools have a role to play in designing secure options for the IoT, says Samudrapom Dam. The IoT has revolutionised different industries, enabling advanced industrial systems, autonomous ...

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GPNPU has multi-core cluster options for +100TOPS

Caroline Hayes — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 15:00:53 +0000

The third generation of general-purpose neural processing units (GPNPUs) by Quadric introduces pre-integrated clusters of two, four or eight cores to deliver up to 108 TOPS. This latest iteration has ...

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YorChip predicts 2026 will be the year of the chiplet

Caroline Hayes — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 14:21:50 +0000

Nearly a year after announcing its strategic partnership with FPGA developer QuickLogic to produce FPGA chiplets, YorChip elaborated on its plans to apply chiplets to more general-purpose applications. Start-up YorChip ...

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Efabless marks chip manufacturing milestone

Caroline Hayes — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 10:19:08 +0000

At DAC 2024, Efabless celebrated a milestone of 40 commercial companies designed chips using its chipIgnite and Google-sponsored OpenMPW programme. Of these, some are ready for production volumes, the majority ...

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