Chip Industry Week in Review


Intel hired ex-Qualcomm GPU guru Eric Demers for the company's high-performance GPU push, setting the stage for a three-way battle with Nvidia and AMD. The key targets for Intel and AMD will be better power efficiency and a programming model that rivals CUDA, but don't expect Nvidia to stand still. Acquisitions Texas Instruments plans to acquire Silicon Labs for ~$7.5B cash to enhance i... » read more

Securing Hardware For The Quantum Era


Key Takeaways: Quantum threats to security are already real. Adversaries are already harvesting data that will be decrypted later by quantum computers. Quantum computers capable of breaking RSA and ECC may arrive as early as next year. Asymmetric encryption algorithms like RSA and ECC will become inadequate against quantum threats, while symmetric encryption (such as AES) is less vul... » read more

Modern Trends In Floating-Point


The requirement to support real numbers in computers has existed for as long as computers themselves, yet has always been a more complicated challenge than it at first appears. Why? Because computer-based representations can only represent a finite subset of the continuum of real numbers. Consequently, they can only ever be considered an approximation – thereby demanding a diligent understand... » read more

Six 3D-IC Design Trends That Secure The AI Era


By Pratyush Kamal and Todd Burkholder Greater functionality, performance, and speed are in great demand in pervasive computing, RF, and automotive electronic systems, as well as most everything else. Complexity continues to skyrocket, leading many to say we are officially in the post-Moore’s Law world. In his seminal 1965 paper, “Cramming more components onto integrated circuits,�... » read more

From Monolithic SoCs To Chiplets: A New Hardware Security Paradigm


Chiplet architectures are quickly becoming the dominant approach for building scalable, heterogeneous SoCs. By disaggregating a monolithic die into multiple interoperable chiplets, silicon designers gain flexibility in process node choices, reuse of proven functions, and faster time-to-market. At the same time, disaggregation breaks one of the most fundamental assumptions in traditional SoC sec... » read more

The Role Of Embedded Processors In Enabling Smarter Wireless Devices


Every modern wireless device is expected to be fast, intelligent, power-efficient and always connected. When engineers seek reliable ways to deliver that intelligence without adding unnecessary complexity, they quickly discover that the embedded processor is the starting point. Below, we’ll explore the role of embedded processors in enabling smarter wireless devices and how they support p... » read more

The True Cost Of CMMC Non-Compliance


If you’re in the Defense Industrial Base (DIB), you’ve probably felt the shift: cybersecurity has moved from a contractual footnote to a deciding factor in who gets to compete. The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is the clearest signal yet that the Department of Defense (DoD) is moving away from “trust us” security and toward verified compliance. And in the face of ... » read more

Mixer Technology For Advanced Communications, Part 1: Mixer Basics


Mixers are a fundamental component of wireless communications, and their design constraints become increasingly stringent with the demands of next-generation systems such as 5G and 6G. To meet these requirements, RF designers must optimize networks to support ever-increasing data rates while addressing challenges such as signal losses at millimeter-wave frequencies and the noise susceptibility ... » read more

Consumer And Med Tech Mushroom As Quantum Closes In


Key Takeaways: Universities and companies are making devices inspired by biology and the human senses to help with health monitoring, semiconductor materials development, human-computer interfaces, and more. When this nascent technology becomes a viable product, government regulations will be needed to ensure consumer safety in tracking or treating their body and the environment. Qua... » read more

Securing UALink: Introducing A UALinkSec Security Module


By Dana Neustadter and Vincent van der Leest Over the next decade, artificial intelligence will dominate computing, driving profound changes in both hardware and software architectures. This transformation will reshape data center design and interconnect technologies, creating new opportunities for innovation. As AI workloads scale, the need for high-speed, low-latency communication between ... » read more

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