Verification Software And Methodology Insights


Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to attend CadenceLIVE Silicon Valley 2025. Among the many engaging sessions, the Verification Software track highlighted how leading companies are advancing verification methodologies to meet the demands of increasingly complex designs. The track featured seven presentations from industry leaders, each offering a unique perspective on how SVG’s verif... » read more

UALink: Powering The Future Of AI Compute


On April 25, the UALink Consortium officially released the UALink 200G 1.0 Specification, marking an important milestone with support from key hyperscalar market players. It enables a low-latency, high-bandwidth fabric that supports hundreds of accelerators in a pod and facilitates simple load-and-store semantics. Motivation behind UALink The rapid evolution of Artificial Intelligence (AI) an... » read more

Thermal Analysis Of 3D Stacking And BEOL Technologies


Thermal challenges in 3D-IC designs can cause a significant risk in meeting performance specifications. While the pace of Moore’s Law has slowed in recent years, system technology co-optimization (STCO) promises to mitigate technology scaling bottlenecks with system architecture tuning based on emerging technology offerings, including 3D technology. AI-driven inference accelerators continu... » read more

Static Timing Analysis: Cell Delay Vs. Cell Drive Strength


Have you ever wondered how a predator succeeds or its prey escapes in the jungle? It’s the breathtaking speed and agility of the predator (say, a leopard) as it chases prey (say, a deer). The VLSI circuit operation is very similar. If the driving cell is strong, it takes less delay and changes the output quicker than a weaker driver, which produces a sluggish response and takes longer t... » read more

Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) RTOS On Xtensa Multicore


An increasing number of multi-threaded embedded applications want to leverage multicore designs. Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) RTOS provides automatic load balancing of multiple threads in a multicore environment. Also, numerous legacy multi-threaded embedded applications are deployed on a single-core RTOS that customers want to move to a multicore environment. For these reasons, application ... » read more

Is Liquid Cooling The Future Of Your Data Center?


The data center industry is facing unprecedented challenges. With chip densities skyrocketing, high-performance computing is being pushed to its limits, all while energy costs are soaring and environmental concerns are escalating. Securing approvals for new data center facilities has become more complex, often plagued by community objections and grid supply issues. However, amidst these hurd... » read more

Dual-Grid Interpolation: For Improved Accuracy Of Overset Grid Systems


Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has become an integral part of engineering decision-making, providing a deeper understanding of how fluids behave in various scenarios, from the high skies in aerospace all the way to the fast-paced realm of automotive engineering. The task of accurately simulating fluid dynamics, particularly when faced with complex shapes or moving parts, demands innovative ... » read more

Simulating Multiple DSPs As Multiple x86 Processes


An increasing number of embedded designs are multi-core systems. At the pre-silicon stage, customers use a simulation platform for architectural exploration and software development. Architects want to quantify the impact of the number of cores, local memory size, system memory latency, and interconnect bandwidth. Software teams wish to have a practical development platform that is not excrucia... » read more

Is Liquid Cooling Right For Your Data Center?


We live in an exciting time—liquid cooling, which once seemed more trouble than it’s worth, is fast becoming an accepted and sought-after technology in the data center industry. That said, it’s still a complex technology to implement, especially in legacy facilities. Is your data center ready to operationalize liquid cooling? Liquid cooling in the data center Liquid cooling in the d... » read more

DDR5 12.8Gbps MRDIMM IP: Powering The Future Of AI, HPC, And Data Centers


The demand for higher-performance computing is greater than ever. Cutting-edge applications in artificial intelligence (AI), big data analytics, and databases require high-speed memory systems to handle the ever-increasing volumes and complexities of data. Advancements in cloud computing and machine virtualization are stretching the limits of current capabilities. AI applications hosted in the ... » read more

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