Dana Neustadter |  June 16, 2017
SoC developers who want to use USB Type-C in their designs will have to implement HDCP 2.2 content protection so that the target devices will be able to play protected content.
Michael Thompson |  May 24, 2017
The increasing complexity of human-machine interfaces is challenging processor designers to produce the necessary performance within a limited power budget
John Swanson |  May 9, 2017
The rising bandwidth demands of data centres have driven the development of 25G Ethernet, which will also form a pathway to 100G.
Angela Raucher |  March 7, 2017
Addressing the challenge of achieving ASIL D certification of the functional safety of an SoC for use in the safety-critical path of an automotive system.
Anders Nordstrom |  January 18, 2017
To check the connectivity of an SoC, first you have to define what a connection is...
Derek Bouius |  January 11, 2017
A look at the steps necessary to validate implementations of the cryptographic algorithms that are used to protect today’s devices and communications infrastructure.
Eric Huang |  December 12, 2016
USB 2.0 could become an integration standard for IoT SoCs, due to its ubiquity, available drivers, support for rapid prototyping, and area efficiency.
Ken Brock |  November 29, 2016
FinFET processes and libraries are maturing, enabling designers to explore the best ways to take advantage of the capabilities of the new transistor design
Ron Lowman |  October 27, 2016
A look at implementing Bluetooth low energy interfaces into a design and the trade-offs involved in making different levels of integration
Paul Dempsey |  October 3, 2016
Mentor's chairman and CEO has dug into why chip sales forecasts often miss the target and suggests some tools for assessing the Internet of Things.