Defining Chip Threat Models To Identify Security Risks


Experts At The Table: As hardware weaknesses have become a major target for attackers, the race to find new ways to strengthen chip security has begun to heat up. But one-size does not fit all solution. To figure out what measures need to be taken, a proper threat model must be assessed. Semiconductor Engineering sat down with a panel of experts at the Design Automation Conference in San Franci... » read more

The Journey Of The Olympic Torch: History, Design, And Technology


The Olympic Torch represents a rich, blended history of ancient traditions and modern values. Bearing the iconic flame, the Olympic torch relay honors the symbolic power of fire, embodying purity, passion, and perseverance. The flame ignites in Olympia, Greece, through the sun's rays—linking the ancient and modern Games—and journeys to the host city, where it illuminates the "Celebration Ca... » read more

Making Electronics More Efficient


Projections about the amount of energy required for AI in data centers and other electronic devices are putting a spotlight on more efficient electronics. But making chips and systems more efficient is an enormous challenge. It used to be as simple as turning down the voltage or moving to the next process node, but those approaches are no longer yielding the same kinds of benefits as in the pas... » read more

Understanding the Importance of Power System Reliability Modelings


Given the unique challenges that power supplies in high-reliability environments face, Infineon decided to investigate Power System Reliability Modeling (PSRM) and develop innovative solutions to overcome those challenges. This whitepaper will serve as an introduction to this topic and pave the way into this new and innovative field. Read more here. » read more

Where Power Savings Really Count


Experts at the Table: Semiconductor Engineering sat down to discuss why and where improvements in architectures and data movement will have the biggest impact, with Hans Yeager, senior principal engineer, architecture, at Tenstorrent; Joe Davis, senior director for Calibre interfaces and EM/IR product management at Siemens EDA; Mo Faisal, CEO of Movellus; Trey Roessig, CTO and senior vice presi... » read more

Blog Review: July 31


Cadence's Jasmine Makhija explains how to boost the performance of CXL 3.0 by using NOP (No Operation) Insertion Hints in latency-optimized 256B Flit Mode, which enables the system to quickly revert to the low-latency path after temporarily switching to a higher-latency path due to error correction needs. Synopsys' Robert Fey finds that by automatically and dynamically linking requirements a... » read more

Requirements and Best Practices for Trustworthy Automotive Semiconductors


The complexity of electronic systems supporting Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), Highly Automated Driving (HAD), and in-vehicle infotainment is growing exponentially. This, together with the move from multiple domain-specific Electronic Control Units (ECUs) to a zonal architecture will require high-performance computing. Furthermore, new use cases for Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) i... » read more

Simplifying AI Deployment from the Cloud to Edge and Endpoint


Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming every aspect of life. It is enhancing quality in industrial applications, enabling smart home systems, monitoring our safety as we work and play. Advances in technology have allowed us to run complex machine learning algorithms to tackle unique problems allowing those to be implemented also on embedded devices used in our daily life in home and indus... » read more

Aeroacoustics Large-Eddy Simulation of VTOL Aircraft Design


This conference paper, co-authored by Honda Motor Co. and Cadence, reveals  findings on the aeroacoustics predictions of multibladed vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) rotors using large-eddy simulations (LES). Why should you read this white paper? Advanced Simulations: We conducted simulations on VTOL rotors with two to five blades, assessing high-frequency noise predictions. Exp... » read more

Research Bits: July 30


Embedded thermoelectric devices Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University propose using locally embedded thermoelectric devices (TEDs) to perform active cooling inside circuits. “Circuits like clock generators and arithmetic and logic units (ALU) create high-frequency heat fluxes with their peak hot spots occurring on the microprocessor,” said Feng Xio... » read more

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