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From Medical And Wearables To Big Data


Whether it’s a tiny always-on medical device or a secure cloud network processing Big Data, the Internet of Things is bringing new challenges to IC design. This white paper provides techniques and IP examples for managing IoT’s power and bandwidth demands. To read more, click here. » read more

High-Performance Network Data-Packet Classification Using Embedded Content-Addressable Memory (TCAMs)


With port speeds exceeding 100Gbps, route lookups that are fundamental to all routers have relied on ternary content addressable memories (TCAMs) to provide a lookup response within a clock cycle. However, TCAMs in discrete form are expensive, consume a lot of power, compete for precious real estate on the printed circuit board (PCB), and in some applications lack required flexibility. Embeddin... » read more

Quantifying IP Entitlement For 14/16nm Technologies


The scaling benefits of [getkc id="74" comment="Moore"s Law"] are being seriously tested at 28nm. It is no longer a given that the cost per gate will go down at leading edge process nodes below 28nm, e.g., 20nm though 14nm. Rising design and manufacturing costs are contributing factors to this trend. Meanwhile, the competing trend of fewer but more complex [getkc id="81" comment="SoC"] (So... » read more

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