SoC project uses eFPGA to extend DSP instructions
R&D multicore processor demonstrates programmable extensions for DSP.
Tech Design Forum Briefing
Briefing Authors
Paul Dempsey
Paul Dempsey has been a technology journalist for 20 years. His work has also appeared in EETimes, Red Herring and specialist journals published by the Financial Times.
Luke Collins
Luke Collins is a freelance technology journalist with 22 years’ experience. He is a former Editor-in-Chief of Electronics Times in the UK, and co-founded the IP9x series of conferences.
Chris Edwards
Chris Edwards has spent two decades covering electronics and EDA. He is a former Editor-in-Chief of Electronic Engineering Times UK and electronics editor of the IET's Engineering & Technology.
Aachen spinout claims fastest RISC-V simulator
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Coherency verification for CXL
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Intel talks 4 at VLSI
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3DIC design needs more hierarchy, TSMC says
TSMC calls for modular EDA flows and increased use of hierarchical verification to support complex 3DIC designs.
TSMC certifies Aprisa for N5 and N4
TSMC has certified the Aprisa place-and-route software from Siemens Digital Industries Software for the N5 and N4 process technologies.
Real Intent updates reset and clock-domain crossing tools
Real Intent has upgraded its Meridian CDC clock-domain crossing sign-off tool, with support for multimode-aware dynamic models.
Cadence adds machine learning to electrical simulation
Cadence has used machine-learning techniques originally developed for its Cerebrus tool to build software that can speed up multiphysics analysis.
Oxide DRAM gains traction at VLSI Symposium
VLSI Symposium 2022 will show the rapid development taking place in oxide-based replacements for traditional DRAM cells as well as the emerging area of memory-based low-power machine learning.
Imagination brings in lower-cost access for accelerator IP
Imagination Technologies has dropped the requirement to take an upfront licence for some of its IP cores if customers join its Open Access program.