tag: Imagination

New Automotive Architectures Are Shaking Up Processor And Memory Choices
By Ann Mutschler - 05 Mar, 2026 - Comments: 0

Key Takeaways Assisted and autonomous driving require more data from more sensors, and much faster processing of some of that data. The shift to software-defined vehicles and centralized intelligence makes it easier to identify where the most advanced processors and memories are required, and where older and less expensive technologies can be deployed. Technologies that were largely ... » read more

Can A Computer Science Student Be Taught To Design Hardware?
By Liz Allan - 17 Feb, 2026 - Comments: 2

Key Takeaways New approaches are being devised and tested to address the talent shortage. Leveraging AI in design tools will help engineers become more efficient, and potentially could reduce the time it takes to train engineering students. EDA companies are looking at whether it's possible to train computer science and software engineers to become hardware engineers. A vari... » read more

Blog Review: Jan. 14
By Jesse Allen - 14 Jan, 2026 - Comments: 0

Arm's Paul Black demonstrates how lightweight LLVM sanitizers help detect undefined behavior, improve code quality, and expose hidden bugs in embedded C and C++ projects, with a focus on two sanitizers that can catch issues such as unsigned signed shift overflows, array overflows, and stack corruption. Imagination's Alex Pim provides an overview of LLM inference acceleration for mobile and e... » read more

Security Threats Converge On IoT, Industrial ICs, Physical AI
By Liz Allan - 08 Jan, 2026 - Comments: 0

Devices in a broad range of edge AI applications are increasingly at risk of hacking or tampering, with the stakes varying greatly depending on how much the device can impact and interact with human life. Design methods and protection techniques must now be included up front in the design cycle for optimal protection of consumers and companies as the quantum threat looms. In today’s factor... » read more

Blog Review: Jan. 7
By Jesse Allen - 07 Jan, 2026 - Comments: 0

Cadence's Reela Samuel presents an overview of through-silicon vias, including structure, pitch, and electrical behavior, key layout rules such as keep-out zones and stress constraints, and how TSV parasitics influence bandwidth, latency, and system-level performance. Siemens' Andras Vass-Varnai identifies five thermal trends to watch and how they’ll reshape design and packaging workflows ... » read more

Physical AI Takes Functional Safety Cues From Automotive
By Liz Allan - 04 Dec, 2025 - Comments: 0

Robots are becoming smarter, more capable, and more pervasive, setting the stage for a whole new round of growth that will touch nearly every part of the semiconductor and software industries for decades to come. Robots are at the core of physical AI, a broad segment of edge AI systems that interact with the world through artificial intelligence and sensors. This includes everything from hum... » read more

Edge AI Is Starting To Transform Industrial IoT
By Liz Allan - 17 Nov, 2025 - Comments: 0

A slew of wireless and increasingly multi-modal sensors is being targeted at the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), setting the stage for significant improvements in efficiency, higher yield, and reduced downtime. Wired IIoT devices, such as smart energy meters and breakers, industrial network gateways, and environmental sensors already are well established in factory settings. They have ... » read more

LLMs Add Safety Risks To Physical AI
By Liz Allan - 06 Nov, 2025 - Comments: 0

Humanoid robots with artificial general intelligence are some years from entering our daily life, but application-specific robotics are already here. From Amazon’s fleet of fulfillment center robots to robotic surgical systems in operating rooms, search and rescue robo-dogs, autonomous drones, and last-mile delivery robots, all the way down to the humble Roomba vacuum cleaner, physical AI sys... » read more

Even With AI Inroads, Human Chip Designers Still Essential
By Liz Allan - 30 Oct, 2025 - Comments: 0

The proliferation of AI tools seems perfectly matched to fill a talent shortage, but a closer look shows the skills do not entirely overlap. Certain parts of the EDA pipeline require human engineers, and it seems likely to stay that way for the foreseeable future. The dark art of analog design, the final word on safety-critical functional safety, high-level architectural decisions, product i... » read more

Complex Mix Of Processors At The Edge
By Liz Allan - 18 Aug, 2025 - Comments: 1

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

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