Chip Industry Week In Review


Geopolitics U.S. lawmakers are urging tighter export controls on advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment (SME) to China, warning existing loopholes threaten national security. "China is working to build domestic SME by exploiting access to U.S. and allied subcomponents required to produce tools," states the letter, which also says better coordination with allies is essential. The U.S.... » read more

Securing Hardware For The Quantum Era


Key Takeaways: Quantum threats to security are already real. Adversaries are already harvesting data that will be decrypted later by quantum computers. Quantum computers capable of breaking RSA and ECC may arrive as early as next year. Asymmetric encryption algorithms like RSA and ECC will become inadequate against quantum threats, while symmetric encryption (such as AES) is less vul... » read more

Modern Trends In Floating-Point


The requirement to support real numbers in computers has existed for as long as computers themselves, yet has always been a more complicated challenge than it at first appears. Why? Because computer-based representations can only represent a finite subset of the continuum of real numbers. Consequently, they can only ever be considered an approximation – thereby demanding a diligent understand... » read more

Blog Review: Jan. 28


Synopsys' Dana Neustadter and Vincent van der Leest argue that a hardware-based approach to security is required to fully address the risks introduced by modern AI architectures and the distributed workloads they support. Siemens EDA's Tova Levy examines multiphysics challenges in 3D-IC designs and outlines three design imperatives to identify risks earlier and support PPA, reliability, and ... » read more

Blog Review: Jan. 21


Keysight's Armando Valim considers the impact of AI on the memory market as AI infrastructure pressure widens the gap between high-performance memory and lower-margin consumer memory and SSD, forcing manufacturers to make strategic decisions and define which markets to serve. Cadence's Reela Samuel breaks down the major 3D-IC packaging methods used today, from wafer stacking flows to hybrid ... » read more

All Models Are Wrong, But Some Are Useful: Lessons From Everyday Life


Have you ever checked a weather forecast, packed an umbrella, and then spent the day under clear blue skies? Or trusted your navigation app to save time, only to end up stuck behind a tractor? These moments are frustrating—but they illustrate a fundamental truth: All models are wrong, but some are useful. This principle, coined by statistician George Box, applies everywhere—from predi... » read more

Environmental Sensors Catch More Data For A Greener World


Sensors to detect temperature, pressure, and gases, such as CO2, have been around for centuries. However, the latest devices can measure a growing list of substances and process the data in real-time. Likewise, single-use sensors to measure pH levels in water are well established, but the latest water sensors can be deployed all along the pipeline from source to processing to outlet or tap, sav... » read more

Building Custom Graphics Cards For Cloud Gaming


The global cloud gaming market will reach over $20B by 2030, with Asia Pacific representing 45% of the opportunity according to Grandview Research. However, incumbent GPU solutions were designed for data center compute, not the unique economics of cloud gaming, where profitability depends on maximizing concurrent users per GPU while maintaining a premium user experience. For companies devel... » read more

Case Study : Autonomous Driving AI Domain Controller


Ambarella’s CV3-AD655 autonomous driving AI domain controller combines energy-efficient compute with Imagination’s IMG BXM GPU to deliver real-time surround-view visualisation for L2++/L3 vehicles. This case study explores the shift to centralized domain controllers, why Ambarella selected IMG BXM, and how this enables greater driver awareness and system trust. Read more here.   ... » read more

How Fast Can Germany Shift To Software-Defined Vehicles?


It's being called "China speed," defined by the accelerated rate at which software-defined vehicles can be designed, manufactured, and updated with new features. And nowhere is this hitting harder and forcing more profound changes than in Germany, Europe's leading automotive market. Rather than relying solely on customized electronic control units, SDVs use a combination of specialized and g... » read more

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