Managing The Huge Power Demands Of AI Everywhere


Before generative AI burst onto the scene, no one predicted how much energy would be needed to power AI systems. Those numbers are just starting to come into focus, and so is the urgency about how to sustain it all. AI power demand is expected to surge 550% by 2026, from 8 TWh in 2024 to 52 TWh, before rising another 1,150% to 652 TWh by 2030. Commensurately, U.S. power grid planners have do... » read more

Shift Left Is The Tip Of The Iceberg


Shift left is evolving from a buzzword into a much broader shift in design methodology and EDA tooling, and while it's still early innings there is widespread agreement that it will be transformative. The semiconductor industry has gone through many changes over the past few decades. Some are obvious, but others happen because of a convergence of multiple factors that require systemic change... » read more

Powering Mechanical Simulations: AMD Vs. Intel


When selecting the right central processing unit (CPU) for optimizing Ansys Mechanical structural finite element analysis (FEA) software performance, there are two major players to consider: Intel and AMD. Both have made significant advancements in recent years, but choosing between them depends on several factors that directly affect simulation speeds, scalability, and overall performance fo... » read more

How to Accelerate Multiphysics Simulation Software with Turnkey Hardware Systems


Complicated problems take longer to solve. In engineering, it’s a given that simulation drastically accelerates the development cycle, enabling engineers to digitally test ideas and optimize products exponentially faster than physical testing. However, today’s complex products and systems require simulation of many different physics—the thermal, structural, and electromagnetic forces in a... » read more

Degrees Of Freedom For Innovation


I have been involved in several startups during my career, both true startups and startup ventures within a large EDA company. While they both demand innovative solutions, they have a very different goal and structures. When researching my story about innovation within EDA (yet to be published), I expected to receive a lot of large company bashing. While some pointed to sales strategies that... » read more

Chip Industry Week In Review


Analog Devices acquired Flex Logix's technology assets, along with its technical team. Semiconductor global sales increased 23% in Q3 2024 $166B, up almost 11% versus the same period in 2023, according to SIA. Notable regional year-to-year sales in September: Americas up 46%, China up 23%, Europe down 8%. Fig.1: Worldwide Semiconductor Revenues, year-to-year % change. Source: Semiconduc... » read more

Automotive OEMs Focus On SDVs, Zonal Architectures


Giant automotive OEMs are re-evaluating how quickly to move to advanced technologies and software-driven designs amid crushing financial pressure from low-cost EVs developed in other markets such as China. U.S., European, and Japanese OEMs have been struggling for the past half-decade or so to figure out which is the best approach to developing EVs, undergoing multiple shifts in both hardwar... » read more

AI Drives IC Design Shifts At The Edge


The increasing adoption of AI in edge devices, coupled with a growing demand for new features, is forcing chipmakers to rethink when and where data gets processed, what kind of processors to use, and how to build enough flexibility into systems to span multiple markets. Unlike in the cloud, where the solution generally involves nearly unlimited resources, computing at the edge has sharp cons... » read more

Batteries Look Beyond Lithium


Lithium batteries dominate today’s rechargeable battery market, and while they have been wildly successful, challenges with lithium have spurred research into alternative chemistries that can improve on some of lithium’s downsides and still keep as many of the upsides as possible. So far, none of the alternative batteries has seen commercial success, but several variants have moved beyon... » read more

Blog Review: Nov. 6


Cadence's Satish Kumar C explores how the Deferrable Memory Write transaction type in PCIe and CXL can improve latency, efficiency, and performance by delaying certain memory write operations during system bus congestion or until other priority tasks are complete and highlights implementation and verification challenges. Synopsys' Daryl Seitzer and Rahul Thukral point to magnetoresistive RAM... » read more

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