Automakers And Industry Need Specific, Extremely Robust, Heterogeneously Integrated Chiplet Solutions


Chiplets offer great potential for the automotive and industrial sectors, especially as these applications often have high performance requirements but are needed only in small quantities. The modular principle behind chiplets enables efficient design and production: individual components have to be produced only once and can then be flexibly combined to create tailored solutions. This offers m... » read more

Ghostbusting With Simulation: Solving Engineering Challenges In Automotive Radar Development


Probably the biggest trick to the adoption of full autonomy in the automotive space is learning how to safely achieve a level of perception that matches that of a human driver. Carmakers are rising to the challenge with a combination of advanced camera, radar, and lidar sensing technologies, machine learning, and artificial intelligence that makes self-driving possible. This includes the adva... » read more

Efficient ESD Verification For 2.5/3D Automotive ICs


Protection against electrostatic discharge (ESD) events is an extremely important aspect of integrated circuit (IC) design and verification, particularly for 2.5/3D designs targeted for automotive systems. ESD events cause severe damage to ICs due to a sudden and unexpected flow of electrical current between two electrically charged objects. This current may be caused by contact, an electrical ... » read more

Auto Chip Aging Accelerates In Hot Climates


Automotive chips are aging significantly faster than expected in hot climates with sustained high temperatures, raising concerns about the reliability of electrified vehicles over time and whether advanced-node chips are the right choice for safety-critical applications. Many of the most advanced electronics used in vehicles today are ASIL D-compliant, expected to function up to 125° C. But... » read more

High-Fidelity Noise Prediction for Aerospace and Automotive Industries


Accurate noise prediction is essential for designing quieter, more efficient aircraft and vehicles. However, traditional experimental methods are often expensive, time-consuming, and limited in scope. This white paper outlines how an advanced computational tool leverages large-eddy simulations (LES) to deliver accurate, cost-effective aeroacoustics simulations. Key Takeaways: Advance... » read more

Chiplet-Based NPUs to Accelerate Vehicular AI Perception Workloads


A new technical paper titled "Performance Implications of Multi-Chiplet Neural Processing Units on Autonomous Driving Perception" was published by researchers at UC Irvine. Abstract "We study the application of emerging chiplet-based Neural Processing Units to accelerate vehicular AI perception workloads in constrained automotive settings. The motivation stems from how chiplets technology i... » read more

Chiplets for Future Automotive Application


Abstract Autonomous vehicles and associated ADAS systems are driving vehicle electronics content to unprecedented levels. These systems require significant processing power via a centralized system. Chiplets are one solution to distribute functionality on different technologies and can help to secure the supply chain and reduce rising development costs in advanced IC nodes. This traditionally ... » read more

Extending Chip Lifetime With Safer Voltage Scaling


What if your chips lived 20% longer without compromising performance, and even while reducing power consumption? How would it affect your product’s reliability and cost? What would be the effect on your profitability? With the demand for longer-lasting chips growing across industries, designers and reliability engineers face increasing pressure to ensure their products perform correctly fo... » read more

Reliability On The Road: Multiphysics Design For Automotive 3D-ICs


Anyone who has purchased a car over the past decade knows that there has been a huge increase in the amount of compute processing involved in today’s modern automotive industry. Advanced chips for diagnostics and entertainment as well as logic associated with advanced sensor technology and automated assist features have quickly become key requirements that drivers rely on every day to ensure ... » 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

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