Study of Compute Efficiency And Density Of 3 Photonic Computing Architectures (IBM et al.)


A new technical paper titled "A Case Study on the Performance Metrics of Integrated Photonic Computing" was published by researchers at IBM Research – Europe, University of Heidelberg and University of Münster. Abstract "Photonic processors use optical signals for computation, leveraging the high bandwidth and low loss of optical links. While many approaches have been proposed, including... » read more

Moving AI Workloads To The Edge


Experts At The Table: Semiconductor Engineering gathered a group of experts to discuss how some AI workloads are better suited for on-device processing to achieve consistent performance, avoid network connectivity issues, reduce cloud computing costs, and ensure privacy. The panel included Frank Ferro, group director in the Silicon Solutions Group at Cadence; Eduardo Montanez, vice president an... » read more

Microarchitectural Defense Strategy Against EM Side-Channel Attacks (Northeastern Univ., Binghamton Univ.)


A new technical paper titled "ShuffleV: A Microarchitectural Defense Strategy against Electromagnetic Side-Channel Attacks in Microprocessors" was published by researchers at Northeastern University and Binghamton University. Abstract "The run-time electromagnetic (EM) emanation of microprocessors presents a side-channel that leaks the confidentiality of the applications running on them. Ma... » read more

Research Bits: Sept. 2


Microwave neural network Researchers from Cornell University designed an on-chip microwave neural network that can perform real-time frequency domain computation for tasks like radio signal decoding, radar target tracking, and digital data processing. By using interconnected modes produced in tunable waveguides, the device can handle data streams in the tens of gigahertz while consuming less t... » read more

Largest High-Quality Verilog Dataset for LLM Fine-Tuning (Univ. of Florida)


A new technical paper titled "VerilogDB: The Largest, Highest-Quality Dataset with a Preprocessing Framework for LLM-based RTL Generation" was published by researchers at the University of Florida. Abstract "Large Language Models (LLMs) are gaining popularity for hardware design automation, particularly through Register Transfer Level (RTL) code generation. In this work, we examine the curr... » read more

Accelerator Architecture For In-Memory Computation of CNN Inferences Using Racetrack Memory


A new technical paper titled "Hardware-software co-exploration with racetrack memory based in-memory computing for CNN inference in embedded systems" was published by researchers at National University of Singapore, A*STAR, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Abstract "Deep neural networks generate and process large volumes of data, posing challe... » read more

Connecting AI Accelerators


Experts At The Table: Semiconductor Engineering sat down to discuss the various ways that AI accelerators are being applied today with Marc Meunier, director of ecosystem development at Arm; Jason Lawley, director of product marketing for AI IP at Cadence; Paul Karazuba, vice president of marketing at Expedera; Alexander Petr, senior director at Keysight; Steve Roddy, chief marketing office... » read more

Future-proofing AI Models


Experts At The Table: Making sure AI accelerators can be updated for future requirements is becoming essential due to the rapid introduction of new models. Semiconductor Engineering sat down to discuss the challenges of future-proofing these designs with Marc Meunier, director of ecosystem development at Arm; Jason Lawley, director of product marketing for AI IP at Cadence; Paul Karazuba, vic... » read more

Energy-Aware DL: The Interplay Between NN Efficiency And Hardware Constraints (Imperial College London, Cambridge)


A new technical paper titled "Energy-Aware Deep Learning on Resource-Constrained Hardware" was published by researchers at Imperial College London and University of Cambridge. Abstract "The use of deep learning (DL) on Internet of Things (IoT) and mobile devices offers numerous advantages over cloud-based processing. However, such devices face substantial energy constraints to prolong batte... » read more

AI Accelerators Moving Out From Data Centers


Experts At The Table: The explosion in AI data is driving chipmakers to look beyond a single planar SoC. Semiconductor Engineering sat down to discuss the need for more computing and the expanding role of chiplets with Marc Meunier, director of ecosystem development at Arm; Jason Lawley, director of product marketing for AI IP at Cadence; Paul Karazuba, vice president of marketing at Expedera; ... » read more

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