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Jesse Allen is the Knowledge Center administrator and a senior editor at Semiconductor Engineering.

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Blog Review: May 13
By Jesse Allen - 13 May, 2020 - Comments: 0

Mentor's Neil Johnson considers when in a project certain verification methods should be deployed and the relative impact of techniques at a given point in subsystem design. Cadence's Paul McLellan looks back at the development of mobile standards with 2G, GSM, and the transition to all-digital transmission. Synopsys' Taylor Armerding highlights five online courses to boost your software ... » read more

Power/Performance Bits: May 11
By Jesse Allen - 11 May, 2020 - Comments: 0

Light-emitting silicon Researchers from the Eindhoven University of Technology, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Johannes Kepler University, and Technische Universität München developed a silicon germanium alloy that can emit light, paving the way for a silicon laser that could be integrated for on-chip and chip-to-chip communication. Bulk silicon is extremely inefficient at emitting... » read more

Week In Review: Design, Low Power
By Jesse Allen - 08 May, 2020 - Comments: 0

Tools & IP Ansys' RedHawk-SC multiphysics signoff software was certified for all TSMC advanced process technologies, including N16, N12, N7, N6 and N5. The certification includes extraction, power integrity and reliability, signal electromigration (EM) and thermal reliability analysis and statistical EM budgeting analysis. Aldec launched a new FPGA accelerator board for high performance... » read more

Startup Funding: April 2020
By Jesse Allen - 06 May, 2020 - Comments: 0

It was another strong month for automotive startups, with one autonomous trucking company in China drawing a massive $100M investment. Another hot area was optimization of machine learning deployments, including one new company launch. Quantum computing, etch equipment, and mmWave feature in this month's look at twenty-two startups that collectively raised $375M. Semiconductors & design ... » read more

Blog Review: May 6
By Jesse Allen - 06 May, 2020 - Comments: 0

In a blog for Arm, Javier Fernandez-Marques of Oxford University digs into how to make the best use of quantized neural network models and why it's so important to consider what algorithms will be running when deciding which model architecture to implement, and which quantization strategy to adopt for the model. Synopsys' Taylor Armerding explains why, with a largely remote workforce, it may... » read more

Power/Performance Bits: May 5
By Jesse Allen - 05 May, 2020 - Comments: 0

CMOS-compatible laser Researchers at Forschungszentrum Jülich, Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (C2N), STMicroelectronics, and CEA-Leti Grenoble developed a CMOS-compatible laser for optical data transfer. Comprised of germanium and tin, the efficiency is comparable with conventional GaAs semiconductor lasers on Si. Optical communications provide much higher data rates, and are be... » read more

Week In Review: Design, Low Power
By Jesse Allen - 01 May, 2020 - Comments: 0

Nvidia completed its $7 billion acquisition of Mellanox. The acquisition, initially announced over a year ago, brings Mellanox’s high-performance networking and interconnect technology to Nvidia's server efforts and gives the company full end-to-end offerings in the data center space. To date, this is the largest acquisition in Nvidia's history. Tools & IP Synopsys debuted its 3DIC Co... » read more

Blog Review: April 29
By Jesse Allen - 29 Apr, 2020 - Comments: 0

Arm's Paul Whatmough checks out SCALE-Sim, an open source cycle-accurate simulator specifically for neural processing unit (NPU) architectures. Mentor's Neil Johnson shows how a complete verification methodology requires complementary deployment of multiple techniques, with different options at each level of abstraction. Cadence's Paul McLellan checks out challenges in automotive reliabil... » read more

Power/Performance Bits: April 28
By Jesse Allen - 28 Apr, 2020 - Comments: 0

Flat microwave reflector Researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory developed a new flat reflector for microwaves that could improve communications while providing a better form factor. It also breaks reciprocity, effectively turning it into a one-way mirror. The flat reflector can be reconfigured on the fly electronically, allowing it to be used for beam steering, customized focusing,... » read more

Week In Review: Design, Low Power
By Jesse Allen - 24 Apr, 2020 - Comments: 0

Tools & IP Codasip unveiled its Codasip SweRV Core EH1 Support Package, which provides support for Western Digital's open source RISC-V-based core. The support package provides a comprehensive set of tools and components needed to design, implement, test, and write software for a SweRV Core-based SoC with support for leading EDA open and commercial flows. A free basic version is available ... » read more

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