The success of so many SoCs rests in their ability to process huge amounts of data or signals efficiently turning raw data into knowledge. The latest addition to Sondrel’s family of IP platforms is a semi-custom SoC design to which a customer’s IP is added to create a bespoke solution for high-performance data processing. Each […]
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Neural-net MCU dissipates only 0.7 mJ per person inference
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. and Aizip Inc. announced that Maxim Integrated’s MAX78000 neural-network microcontroller detects people in an image using Aizip’s Visual Wake Words (VWW) model at just 0.7 millijoules (mJ) of energy per inference. This is 100 times lower than conventional software solutions, and the most economical and efficient IoT person-detection solution available. The […]
HSM and safety processor help develop automotive SoCs
Synopsys, Inc. announced the availability of its new DesignWare tRoot(TM) Hardware Secure Module (HSM) and ARC SEM130FS Safety and Security Processor IP solutions with integrated functional safety features to accelerate ISO 26262 certification of automotive systems-on-chips (SoCs). The ASIL B compliant tRoot HSM for Automotive adds hardware safety mechanisms for protection against permanent, transient, and latent […]
Next-generation AI-enabled processor cranks out 1,000 TOPS
NVIDIA revealed its next-generation AI-enabled processor for autonomous vehicles, NVIDIA DRIVE Atlan, which will deliver more than 1,000 trillion operations per second (TOPS) and targets automakers’ 2025 models. The NVIDIA DRIVE Atlan system-on-a-chip — the newest addition to NVIDIA’s centralized compute roadmap for autonomous vehicles — fuses AI and software with the latest in computing, […]
Design platform combines hardware emulation, FPGA prototyping technologies to accelerate verification cycles
Siemens Digital Industries Software unveiled its next-generation Veloce hardware-assisted verification system for the rapid verification of highly sophisticated, next-generation integrated circuit (IC) designs. This is the first complete, integrated offering that combines best-in-class virtual platform, hardware emulation, and Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) prototyping technologies and paves the way to leverage the latest powerful hardware-assisted […]
Chip IP for PCI Express 6.0 includes controller, PHY and verification IP
Synopsys, Inc. announced the industry’s first complete IP solution for the PCI Express (PCIe) 6.0 technology that includes controller, PHY, and verification IP, enabling early development of PCIe 6.0 system-on-chip (SoC) designs. Built on Synopsys’ widely deployed and silicon-proven DesignWare IP for PCIe 5.0, the new DesignWare IP for PCIe 6.0 supports the latest features […]
Wireless SoCs get PSA certified level 3 status
Silicon Labs officially became the world’s first silicon innovator to achieve PSA Certified’s highest level of IoT hardware and software security protection. PSA Certified – a respected security body for the Internet of Things (IoT) hardware, software and devices co-founded by Arm – awarded PSA Certified Level 3 status to Silicon Labs’ EFR32MG21, a wireless SoC with Secure Vault. This milestone […]
MIPI C-PHY/D-PHY combo speeds development of high-bandwidth displays
Mixel, Inc. announced a state-of-the-art solution for next-generation displays. This integrated solution brings together the IP of the three MIPI Alliance member companies enabling rapid deployment of mobile, AR/VR, and automotive displays leveraging MIPI DSI-2 technology. This optimized solution is available immediately and includes: MIPI C-PHYSM/D-PHYSM Combo from Mixel MIPI DSI-2 Controller from Rambus VESA Display Stream Compression from […]
Dev kit combines MCU, eFPGA SoC for easy connection to sensors
QuickLogic Corporation announced that it is co-launching the new SparkFun Thing Plus – QuickLogic EOS S3 development kit, featuring a small form factor board with a QuickLogic EOS S3 SoC with Crowd Supply and SparkFun Electronics. This new dev kit includes the Qwiic Connect System enabling users to easily complement the embedded FPGA and MCU on the […]
WiFi 6/6E and Bluetooth 5.2 SoCs available as 1×1 and 2×2 devices
Infineon Technologies AG is expanding its wireless portfolio of high-performance, reliable and secure offerings. The newly developed AIROC brand now includes the industry’s first 1×1 Wi-Fi 6/6E and Bluetooth 5.2 combo SoC for the IoT, enterprise, and industrial applications, and its first 2×2 Wi-Fi 6/6E and Bluetooth 5.2 combo SoC for multimedia, consumer, and automotive […]
