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Podcast EP226: Lumotive’s Disruptive Optical Beamforming Technology With Dr. Sam Heidari

Podcast EP226: Lumotive’s Disruptive Optical Beamforming Technology With Dr. Sam Heidari
by Daniel Nenni on 05-31-2024 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Dr. Sam Heidari. Sam brings three decades of extensive management experience in the semiconductor sector. He currently holds the position of CEO at Lumotive, serves as Chairman at Arctic Semiconductor, and advises multiple technology startups. Previously, he served as CEO and Chairman at Quantenna Communications,… Read More

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CEO Interview: Dr. Nikos Zervas of CAST

CEO Interview: Dr. Nikos Zervas of CAST
by Daniel Nenni on 05-31-2024 at 6:00 am
Categories: CAST, CEO Interviews, IP

Nikos Zervas CAST 2022

Dr. Nikos Zervas joined CAST company in 2010, having previously served as VP of Marketing and Engineering and as COO. Prior to working at CAST, Nikos co-founded Alma Technologies and served as its Chairman and CEO for nine years.  Under his leadership Alma Technologies bootstrapped to become a reputable IP provider, developing… Read More

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How does your EDA supplier ensure software quality?

How does your EDA supplier ensure software quality?
by admin on 05-30-2024 at 10:00 am
Categories: EDA, Siemens EDA

fig1 anacov components

In the fast-paced world of electronic design automation (EDA) software development, maintaining high code quality while adhering to tight deadlines is a significant challenge. Code coverage, an essential metric in software testing, measures the extent to which a software’s source code is executed in tests. High code… Read More

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The Fallacy of Operator Fallback and the Future of Machine Learning Accelerators

The Fallacy of Operator Fallback and the Future of Machine Learning Accelerators
by Kalar Rajendiran on 05-30-2024 at 6:00 am
Categories: AI, IP, Quadric

Chimera GPNPU Block Diagram

As artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) models continue to evolve at a breathtaking pace, the demands on hardware for inference and real-time processing grow increasingly complex. Traditional hardware architectures for acceleration are proving inadequate to keep up with these rapid advancements in ML … Read More

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Secure-IC Presents AI-Powered Cybersecurity

Secure-IC Presents AI-Powered Cybersecurity
by Mike Gianfagna on 05-29-2024 at 10:00 am
Categories: AI, Events, Secure-IC, Security

Secure IC Presents AI Powered Cybersecurity

Design & Reuse held its IP-SoC Silicon Valley 24 event on April 25th, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara. The agenda was packed with many relevant and compelling presentations from companies large and small. I attended one presentation on security that stood out for me. Secure-IC presented “AI-powered cybersecurity:… Read More

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Mastering Copper TSV Fill Part 2 of 3

Mastering Copper TSV Fill Part 2 of 3
by John Ghekiere on 05-29-2024 at 8:00 am
Categories: 3D IC

Mastering Copper TSV Fill Part 2 of 3

Establishing void-free fill of high aspect ratio TSVs, capped by a thin and uniform bulk layer optimized for removal by CMP, means fully optimizing each of a series of critical phases. As we will see in this 3-part series, the conditions governing outcomes for each phase vary greatly, and the complexity of interacting factors means… Read More

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Using LLMs for Fault Localization. Innovation in Verification

Using LLMs for Fault Localization. Innovation in Verification
by Bernard Murphy on 05-29-2024 at 6:00 am
Categories: AI, Cadence, EDA

Innovation New

We have talked about fault localization (root cause analysis) in several reviews. This early-release paper looks at applying LLM technology to the task. Paul Cunningham (GM, Verification at Cadence), Raúl Camposano (Silicon Catalyst, entrepreneur, former Synopsys CTO and now Silvaco CTO) and I continue our series on research… Read More

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Elevating Your SoC for Reconfigurable Computing – EFLX® eFPGA and InferX™ DSP and AI

Elevating Your SoC for Reconfigurable Computing – EFLX® eFPGA and InferX™ DSP and AI
by Kalar Rajendiran on 05-28-2024 at 10:00 am
Categories: AI, eFPGA, Flex Logix, FPGA

Use Case eFPGA Complementing Signal Processing

Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) have long been celebrated for their unmatched flexibility and programmability compared to Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs). And the introduction of Embedded FPGAs (eFPGAs) took these advantages to new heights. eFPGAs offer on-the-fly reconfiguration capabilities,… Read More

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The 2024 Design Automation Conference and Certus Semiconductor

The 2024 Design Automation Conference and Certus Semiconductor
by Daniel Nenni on 05-28-2024 at 6:00 am
Categories: Certus Semiconductor, Events, IP

61DAC SemiWiki 400x400 I LOVE DAC (1)

DAC is right around the corner and this could possibly be the last one in San Francisco for a while so do not miss it. The weather will be absolutely great and there are many things to do outside of the conference including sailing on the bay.

The Design Automation Conference (DAC) is a premier event that focuses on the design and automation… Read More

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AI System Connectivity for UCIe and Chiplet Interfaces Demand Escalating Bandwidth Needs

AI System Connectivity for UCIe and Chiplet Interfaces Demand Escalating Bandwidth Needs
by Kalar Rajendiran on 05-27-2024 at 10:00 am
Categories: 3D IC, AI, Alphawave Semi, IP

Alphwave Semi UCIe PHY Support for All Package Types

Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to revolutionize industries, from healthcare and finance to automotive and manufacturing. AI applications, such as machine learning, deep learning, and neural networks, rely on vast amounts of data for training, inference, and decision-making processes. As AI algorithms become … Read More