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Power Management Becomes Top Issue Everywhere
Concerns about power are impacting everything, and AI is complicating it.

Power Challenges In ML Processors
Machine learning engines present some new power challenges that could trip up the unwary. Some of the issues were known once, but since have been forgotten.

The Long Road To Quantum Computing
Focus shifting from novel techniques and materials to what the chip industry knows best – silicon.

Blogs

Editor In Chief Ed Sperling points to a dearth of data about AI power efficiency, in How Much Power Will AI Chips Use?

Fraunhofer’s Andy Heinig shows why system architects need to be able to compare different design variants at an early stage with a high level of abstraction, in Packaging And Package Design For AI At The Edge.

Rambus’ Frank Ferro argues that the ability of HBM to achieve tremendous memory bandwidth in a small footprint outweighs the added cost and complexity for training hardware, in HBM2E Memory: A Perfect Fit For AI/ML Training.

Cadence’s Tyler Lockman examines how package layout mirroring works differently for some components, and why it matters, in Demystifying Mirror Types.

Synopsys’ Manuel Mota delves into why multi-chip module packaging for HPC, Ethernet, and AI SoCs demands low-latency, high-throughput PHYs, in Die-to-Die Connectivity With High-Speed SerDes PHY IP.

Moortec’s Stephen Crosher explains why as manufacturing variability increases at advanced nodes, monitoring what’s happening inside a chip can give better control, in Avoiding Gloom With Better Knowledge.

Mentor’s Ahmed Ramadan and Greg Curtis, Samsung’s Harrison Lee and Jongwook Kye, and Qualcomm’s Sorin Dobre researched how the Open Model Interface enables a simulator-agnostic way to perform the increasingly important task of modeling aging, in Aging Analysis Standard Solidifies Through Collaborative Effort.

Adesto’s Tommy Mullane makes the case that while some designs need flexibility, many get more benefit from custom solutions, Choosing The Right Level Of Programmability.

Arm’s Steve Winburn predicts that the ability to render a game in the cloud and deliver the visual output to any screen will provide a big boost to mobile gaming, in 5G Will Enable Cloud Gaming.

ANSYS’ Wim Slagter addresses misconceptions about the complexity, cost, and security of using simulation on cloud and HPC, in Cloud And HPC Simulation Myths.