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Edge AI Development Is a Lifecycle Problem

Edge AI Development Is a Lifecycle Problem

Edge AI success is limited by memory and power. Fragmented tools cause failures. Learn how a cohesive, full-lifecycle approach unifying design and deployment is essential for scalable systems.


The Hidden Cooling Bottleneck Inside Liquid-Cooled AI Data Centers

The Hidden Cooling Bottleneck Inside Liquid-Cooled AI Data Centers

Learn how liquid cooling eliminates system airflow, creating a hidden thermal bottleneck for 'left-behind' components like memory and SSDs. Targeted micro-cooling is required to restore system balance.


AI’s Appetite for Memory: Can Hardware Designs Keep Pace?

AI’s Appetite for Memory: Can Hardware Designs Keep Pace?

Memory selection has become a priority, as AI system designs demand more memory. Learn how to navigate hardware designs impacts and supply chain issues, and how BOM management tools help smooth the way.


Rethinking MCU Architectures for the AI Era

Rethinking MCU Architectures for the AI Era

MCUs that only do control tasks are one thing. But in today’s AI age, a truly AI-enabled MCU needs to offer more. Learn the important factors—from optimized neural processing units (NPUs) to power efficient architectures to clever memory topologies.


Applying IP Customization to Improve AI Chips: A Case Study

Applying IP Customization to Improve AI Chips: A Case Study

For your next chip design, should you select a design-services provider with the ability to create custom fundamental IP blocks, including standard cells and libraries? This article will help you answer this question.


System Challenges of Generative AI Inference Acceleration

System Challenges of Generative AI Inference Acceleration

When you look under the hood of generative AI processing, the system design challenges are many. Learn how efficiency, power consumption, and memory issues all come into play.


Understanding the Compute Hardware Behind Generative AI

Understanding the Compute Hardware Behind Generative AI

Generative AI tools like ChatGPT have had a huge impact in numerous sectors of society. As engineers, it’s helpful for us to understand the computing technology that makes it possible.


Improving Home Appliance Safety with IEC Standards

Improving Home Appliance Safety with IEC Standards

This article explores the IEC 60730 Class B standard for functional safety to address both mechanical and electrical design in appliances. Learn what the standard entails and controllers to help meet these standards.


The Role of Last-Level Cache Implementation for SoC Developers

The Role of Last-Level Cache Implementation for SoC Developers

There is a challenge for SoC developers to find ways to navigate the demand of memory in their design. This article looks at how a fourth, or last-level, cache can provide a solution.


Hybrid Memory Cubes: What They Are and How They Work

Hybrid Memory Cubes: What They Are and How They Work

In this article, the engineering team at Promwad examines hybrid memory cubes (HMCs), which can provide a 15-fold increase in performance with up to a 70% energy savings per bit compared to DDR3 DRAM.


Simplifying Hardware Security Implementation for IoT Nodes

Simplifying Hardware Security Implementation for IoT Nodes

This article provides an overview of what an IoT node needs for a faster and simpler implementation of robust security.


Tracking Every Neuron: The Future of Medical Research Lies in Processing Time

Tracking Every Neuron: The Future of Medical Research Lies in Processing Time

How is Stanford making use of high-speed memory in their latest research initiative?


Embedded FPGA: Changing the Way Chips Are Designed

Embedded FPGA: Changing the Way Chips Are Designed

Learn how embedded FPGAs work and what advantages they offer.