Architecting Memory For Next-Gen Data Centers


The industry’s insatiable appetite for increased bandwidth and ever-higher transfer rates is driven by a burgeoning Internet of Things (IoT), which has ushered in a new era of pervasive connectivity and generated a tsunami of data. In this context, datacenters are currently evaluating a wide range of new memory initiatives. All seek to optimize efficiency by reducing data transport, thus sign... » read more

The Week In Review: Design


Tools Synopsys updated its static timing analysis tool to use smart engineering change order (ECO) technology, which the company says reduces memory requirements by 5X and speeds runtime by 2X. The release also allows more scenarios on a single server, or flexible distribution to take advantage of customers' private compute clouds. IP Synopsys released MIPI display and camera interface... » read more

Blog Review: July 20


Applied's Er-Xuan Ping addresses the challenges facing materials and processing in a changing memory landscape, and the opportunities that may arise. Cadence's Paul McLellan looks at teaching neural networks to perceive things more like humans do, through German traffic signs. Mentor's Colin Walls digs into managing timing and peripherals in embedded systems. Synopsys' Robert Vamosi ch... » read more

The Future Of Memory (Part 2)


Semiconductor Engineering sat down to discuss future memory with Frank Ferro, senior director of product management for memory and interface IP at [getentity id="22671" e_name="Rambus"]; Marc Greenberg, director of product marketing at [getentity id="22035" e_name="Synopsys"]; and Lisa Minwell, [getentity id="22242" e_name="eSilicon"]'s senior director of IP marketing. What follows are excerpt... » read more

Blog Review: July 13


Synopsys' Mansi Chadha looks back at the history of storage and the evolution of SCSI. Cadence's Paul McLellan highlights some of the latest news from the world of neural networks. Mentor's Darrell Teegarden digs into the challenges of modeling fuel cells and walks through how to build one. Ansys' Justin Nescott features a giant, three-instrument music box in his picks for the week's t... » read more

Rethinking The Sensor


Sensor technology is beginning to change on a fundamental level as companies begin looking beyond a human’s five senses, on which early sensors were modeled, to what can be done with those sensors for specific applications. In some cases, [getkc id="187" kc_name="sensors"] don’t have to be as accurate as the sight, smell, touch, taste and hearing of a person. In others, they can be a... » read more

Blog Review: July 6


Cadence's Chris Rowen discusses optimizing neural networks for low-energy and high-throughput applications in his latest video. What should you include in an IoT chip? Synopsys' Eric Huang presents the case for building in USB. Mentor's Matthew Hogan takes a look at what's needed for speedy interconnect robustness verification. Rambus' Aharon Etengoff digs into a potential new enterpri... » read more

The Week In Review: IoT


Deals Rambus agreed to acquire the assets of Inphi’s Memory Interconnect Business for $90 million in cash. Under the usual closing conditions, the transaction is scheduled to conclude during the third quarter. The business assets take in customer contracts, intellectual property, product inventory, and supply-chain agreements. “By combining our buffer chip team with the Memory Interconnect... » read more

The Week In Review: Design


Acquisitions Rambus acquired Inphi Corporation's Memory Interconnect Business, along with all its assets. Rambus CEO Ron Black seeks the $90 million cash deal boosting the company's position in the server, networking and data center market. The deal is expected to close during the third quarter of 2016. Numbers EDA and IP revenue increased 4.5% in Q1, a significant increase given the s... » read more

Blog Review: June 29


Ansys' Justin Nescott checks out the world's first electric highway for trucking in this week's top five tech picks. Plus, some cool houses, Boston Dynamics' giraffe-bot, and a drum kit in a backpack. Applied's Matt Cogorno takes a look at the challenges facing etch methods as devices keep getting smaller. Synopsys' Apoorva Mathur digs into the energy efficient aspects of the MIPI M-PHY a... » read more

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