Synopsys, Inc. today announced the enablement of the Synopsys Design Platform and DesignWare® Embedded Memory IP on GLOBALFOUNDRIES 7-nm Leading-Performance (7LP) FinFET process technology. Synopsys and GF collaboration on the new process addressed several new challenges specific to the 7LP process. This process is expected to deliver 40 percent more processing power and twice the area scaling […]
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Platform boosts I/O performance with Intel Omni-Path fabric for dense HPC
Super Micro Computer, Inc., a global leader in compute, storage and networking technologies including green computing, delivers the Intel Omni-Path Architecture (Intel OPA) in the new generation, high-performance, X11 8U/4U SuperBlade systems supporting the upcoming Intel Xeo Processor Scalable Family (codenamed Skylake). The X11 SuperBlade is a density and performance optimized solution for high performance and Artificial […]
GPU accelerator supports AI applications
Inspur unveiled GX4, a new flexible and high scalability AI accelerating box at ISC 2017. The GX4 is able to achieve the decoupling coprocessor resources including CPU and GPU, Xeon Phi and FPGA, expand the computing power on demand, and provide highly flexible support to various AI applications in GPU-accelerated computing. This is another innovative effort […]
Verification IP, source-code test suite works with ARM AMBA 5 Coherent Hub Interface Issue B
Synopsys, Inc. today announced the availability of its Verification IP (VIP) and source code test suite for ARM® AMBA® 5 Coherent Hub Interface (CHI) Issue B. Synopsys VC VIP for AMBA CHI has been widely adopted by SoC leaders for successful verification closure and tape out of coherent subsystems and interconnects. Synopsys VIP for the latest AMBA CHI Issue B specification enables […]
Chipset handles HDBase T-IP uncompressed ultra-high-definition digital video/audio, Ethernet, USB, control signals and power
Valens, the developer of HDBaseT and founder of the HDBaseT Alliance, announced the availability of the HDBaseT-IP solution, enabled by its new VSI1000 chipset. HDBaseT-IP enables distribution of the 5Play feature set over an Ethernet/IP network, allowing for the seamless integration of existing HDBaseT products to build larger, cost-effective and optimized hybrid installations. The HDBaseT-IP […]
Platform accelerates ARM-based network function virtualization development tasks
Enea, ARM, Marvell, and PicoCluster today announced they have collaborated to develop a new platform for accelerating the development of ARM-based network functions virtualization (NFV) software, the NFV PicoPod. The NFV PicoPod is the world’s most compact OPNFV development environment that is compliant with the OPNFV Pharos specification. The NFV PicoPod will be demonstrated for […]
Controller, PHY and verification IP hits 25Gbps, supports cache-coherency for high-performance cloud computing
Synopsys, Inc. announced immediate availability of its complete DesignWare CCIX IP solution, consisting of controller, PHY and verification IP delivering data transfer speeds up to 25Gbps and supporting cache-coherency for high-performance cloud computing applications. The Cache Coherent Interconnect for Accelerators (CCIX) standard allows accelerators and processors to access shared memory in a heterogeneous multi-processor system for […]
FPGAs to carry 56 Gb/sec PAM4 transceivers
Xilinx, Inc. announced integration of 56G PAM4 transceiver technology into its industry-leading Virtex UltraScale+ FPGAs. Built upon proven 16nm FinFET+ FPGA fabric, these devices will expand the Virtex product line to drive the next wave of Ethernet deployment and provide seamless migration of existing systems to next-gen backplane, optics, and high performance interconnects. Targeted for […]
3U VPX 10/40 Gigabit Ethernet switch handles up to 8 ports
Following the company’s announcement of the first 3U VPX single board computer – the SBC367D – to feature 40 Gigabit Ethernet backplane connectivity, Abaco Systems today announced the NETernity™ SWE440 3U VPX 10/40 Gigabit Ethernet switch. The SWE440 provides an Ethernet-based system interconnect that allows single board computers, digital signal processors, graphics cards, sensor I/O cards and […]
High-throughput memory subsystems coming for SoC designs
Sonics, Inc. and Northwest Logic announced their partnership to deliver high throughput memory subsystem solutions for complex System-On-Chip (SOC) designs. The companies’ partnership, which is being driven by a mutual customer SOC design win, integrates Sonics’ flagship interconnect fabric, SonicsGN NoC, and Sonics’ MemMax®= memory scheduler with Northwest Logic’s family of HBM2, DDRx, LPDDRx memory controllers. […]
