February 2018 - Semiconductor Engineering

Data Converters IP For Automotive SoCs
By Synopsys - 28 Feb, 2018 - Comments: 0

Automotive applications place demanding requirements on IP designers and SoC integrators to meet all mandated reliability and functional safety requirements. A good understanding of such requirements and how to efficiently implement them in the SoC enables integrators to break down the challenges into manageable pieces while leveraging the characteristics (and qualification) of the integrated I... » read more

2018 Ushers In A Renewed Push To The Edge
By Achronix - 28 Feb, 2018 - Comments: 0

The past decade has seen massive growth in centralized computing, with data processing flowing to the cloud to take advantage of low-cost dedicated data centers. It was a trend that seemed at odds with the general trend in computing — a trend that started with the mainframe but moved progressively towards ambient intelligence and the internet of things (IoT). As we move into 2018, this centra... » read more

Zen And The Art Of Network Timestamping
By Marvell - 28 Feb, 2018 - Comments: 0

Network devices, namely switches and routers, are used for forwarding data packets from their source to their destination - or at least that is what they are meant to do. In practice, these devices tend to do a lot more than that. They can be involved in Quality of Service (QoS) enforcement, filtering, load balancing, fault detection, performance measurement, event logging and various other act... » read more

The Power Of Speech
By Arm - 28 Feb, 2018 - Comments: 0

With the widespread use of voice-activated virtual assistants, such as Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa, Microsoft’s Cortana, and the Google Assistant, voice has become an everyday way to interact with electronics. We’re talking to our devices more than ever, using speech to initiate searches, issue commands, and even make purchases. There are a number of reasons why using your voice to ... » read more

(Smart) Watch this Space
By Rambus - 28 Feb, 2018 - Comments: 0

The development of smart devices and the increasing possibilities of its features has lead to a search for a new frontier for technology. The idea of wearable technology has existed in science fiction and other speculative fiction, but only recently has wearable technology became a reality this decade with the introduction of wearables such as smartwatches. The development of smartwatches has n... » read more

Democratized Autonomous Vehicle System Design
By Mentor, a Siemens Business - 28 Feb, 2018 - Comments: 0

The major question facing automotive equipment vendors and OEMs working to bring autonomous vehicles to market: how to address the additional cost and power of these new electronic systems while reducing system latency and improving manufacturability? TIRIAS Research says the DRS360 Autonomous Driving Platform provides an answer. To read more, click here. » read more

Wireless Charging Creeps Forward
By Kevin Fogarty - 28 Feb, 2018 - Comments: 1

It's well known that electricity can travel long distances through the air, but expanding beyond the boundaries of a wire has never seemed a practical or reliable way to power delicate electronics. In fact, wireless power has been widely available for years. Whether this approach will be used to extend battery life isn't entirely clear. But it is attracting renewed attention as the balance b... » read more

Who’s Responsible For Security?
By Ed Sperling - 28 Feb, 2018 - Comments: 0

Semiconductor Engineering sat down to discuss security issues and how to fix them with Mark Schaeffer, senior product marketing manager for secure solutions at Renesas Electronics; Haydn Povey, CTO of Secure Thingz; Marc Canel, vice president of security systems and technologies at [getentity id="22186" comment="Arm"]; Richard Hayton, CTO of Trustonic; Anders Holmberg, director of corporate dev... » read more

SM2: A Deep Neural Network Accelerator In 28nm
By Flex Logix - 28 Feb, 2018 - Comments: 0

Deep learning algorithms present an exciting opportunity for efficient VLSI implementations due to several useful properties: (1) an embarrassingly parallel dataflow graph, (2) significant sparsity in model parameters and intermediate results, and (3) resilience to noisy computation and storage. Exploiting these characteristics can offer significantly improved performance and energy efficiency.... » read more

Blog Review: Feb. 28
By Jesse Allen - 28 Feb, 2018 - Comments: 0

Mentor's Matthew Ballance explains just what the portable stimulus standard makes portable. Cadence's Dave Pursley considers why high-level synthesis is a good fit for cutting-edge machine learning designs. Synopsys' Melissa Kirschner notes that the growing number of IoT devices means new opportunities for one-time programmable NVM. Applied's Mike Rosa considers the pros and cons of 5G... » read more

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