Top Stories
CPU, GPU, Or FPGA?
Need a low-power device design? What type of processor should you choose?
Near-Threshold Computing
A lot of changes had to come together to make near-threshold computing a technology that was accessible to the industry without taking on huge risk.
Big Data Meets Chip Design
As the volume of data grows, companies are looking at what else they can do with that data.
The Future Of Memory
Experts at the table, part 1: DDR5 spec being defined; new SRAM under development.
Blogs
Editor In Chief Ed Sperling observes that the pendulum appears to be swinging back from power to performance, in Performance First
Executive Editor Ann Steffora Mutschler digs into data about cell phone radiation and why human body simulation is becoming so important, in Simulation To Protect Us.
Mentor Graphics’ Ellie Burns looks at the importance of moving to a high-level synthesis flow, in The Secret To Reaching Rapid Verification Closure.
ARM’s Govind Wathan and Brian Fuller observe that CPU demands are going up at a time when smart phones are getting thinner and the thermal ceiling is lower, in How Do We Get To Full Throttle In Mobile?.
News
ASML To Buy Hermes
ASML has entered into an agreement to acquire e-beam wafer inspection specialist Hermes Microvision.
