A Signal Integrity Guide to HSD PCB Design


As data rates soar into the multi-gigabit range, high-speed digital (HSD) PCB design is no longer just about connecting the dots. Signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) challenges can silently destroy performance—long before your board even hits the lab. This comprehensive guide is your blueprint for mastering SI fundamentals in complex, high-speed PCB systems. From PCIe and DDR t... » read more

Blog Review: August 27


Cadence's Pamula Sai Srinivas explains why clock tree synthesis is essential to ensuring that the clock signal is distributed in a way that helps achieve timing closure and maintain synchronization, performance, and reliability. Synopsys' Sajani Patel, Varun Agrawal, and Manuel Mota check out what's new in UCIe 3.0, including doubling the maximum data rate to 64 GT/s, runtime recalibration, ... » read more

Chip Industry Week In Review


The EU’s tariffs on semiconductors will not exceed 15%, according to Trump’s latest trade deal. In addition, the EU committed to purchasing at least $40 billion worth of U.S. AI chips as well as other investments. [FAQ is here.] Lifelines for Intel: Intel inked a deal to sell the U.S. government a 10% non-voting equity stake in its business, worth $8.9 billion. The stake will be fun... » read more

Blog Review: August 20


Cadence's Sriram Sharma Kalluri finds that time-of-flight sensors are poised to revolutionize ADAS by generating precise 3D point clouds that, particularly when combined with lidar, contribute to an exceptionally accurate and comprehensive understanding of the vehicle's surroundings. Synopsys' Igor Markov and other industry experts discuss how quantum computing is moving from research to p... » read more

Best Options For Using AI In Chip Design


Experts at the Table: Semiconductor Engineering sat down to discuss how and where AI can be applied to chip design to maximize its value, and how that will impact the design process, with Chuck Alpert, Cadence Fellow; Sathish Balasubramanian, head of product marketing and senior director for custom IC at Siemens EDA; Anand Thiruvengadam, senior director and head of AI product management at S... » read more

Complex Mix Of Processors At The Edge


With AI changing so fast, it’s a juggle for companies to ensure they can deliver the best performance now while also future-proofing for unknown AI models or a completely different approach to training and inference that may emerge. There are a slew of options for high-end and budget phones, hyperscalers, and low-cost, low-power edge devices, and while GPUs keep making headlines, many designe... » read more

Chip Industry Week in Review


Lines are blurring between government and industry: On the heels of last week's resignation demand, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan met with President Trump on Monday, with the President later saying, "The meeting was a very interesting one. His success and rise is an amazing story."  Now, Bloomberg reports the Trump administration is in talks with Intel for the U.S. government to take a stake in th... » read more

Re-Architecting AI For Power


The industry is becoming increasingly concerned about the amount of power being consumed by AI, but there is no simple solution to the problem. It requires a deep understanding of the application, the software and hardware architectures at both the semiconductor and system levels, and how all of this is designed and implemented. Each piece plays a role in the total power consumed and the utilit... » read more

UEC-CBFC: Credit-Based Flow Control For Next-Gen Ethernet In AI And HPC


For ages, Ethernet has been the backbone of networking — starting from simple web browsing to cloud computing, data centers, automobiles, and more. Ethernet has enabled countless innovations, and now, it's expanding to meet the demands of AI and HPC. As the world shifts toward these new technologies, new challenges are emerging. These include increased scale, higher bandwidth density, mult... » read more

Will New Processor Architectures Raise Energy Efficiency?


Data centers continue to heat up as new processors consume more energy than ever before. Cooling is the primary weapon against the heat these processors generate, but it won’t be able to keep up forever with traditional processor architectures. New ones may be necessary. There are opportunities today to make well-known architectures more energy-efficient, but the number of options for subs... » read more

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