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Xilinx Joins Confidential Computing Consortium With Hopes to Bring Security to Accelerators

The Confidential Computing Consortium is drilling down on hardware-based Trusted Execution Environments, and Xilinx is the newest member to benefit.

January 04, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Developers Turn to 5nm ASICs to Meet 5G Data Center Loads

2020 has seen a swathe of progress on the 5nm process node led by TSMC. Here’s a quick look at recent developments involving 5nm ASICs.

December 02, 2020 by Luke James

How to Manage and Store Project Data with Fusion 360

In this article, learn how Fusion 360 allows multiple teams, decision-makers, and stakeholders to view and work on projects while safeguarding sensitive data.

October 29, 2020 by Sam Sattel, Autodesk

Teaming Up with Arm, NXP Ups Its Place in the Machine Learning Industry

This week, NXP Semiconductors announced two strategic partnerships that help solidify its place in the ML industry. We interviewed experts at NXP to get the inside scoop.

October 19, 2020 by Jake Hertz

How to Implement Digit Recognition with TensorFlow Lite using an i.MX RT1060 Crossover MCU

This article looks at digit detection and recognition using MNIST eIQ as an example, which consists of several parts — the digit recognition is performed by a TensorFlow Lite model, and a GUI is used to increase the usability of the i.MX RT1060 device.

September 22, 2020 by David Piskula, NXP Semiconductors

NXP Bets on Neural Network Compiler Glow to Push ML to Edge Devices

Glow, the open-source neural network compiler, stirred conversation during the Q&A portion of NXP's Industry Tech Days presentation. Why is this compiler so important for pushing intelligence to the edge?

September 04, 2020 by Hannah DeTavis

Overcoming the Challenges of Traditional MCAD and ECAD

MCAD and ECAD have inserted themselves into most design engineers' day-to-day work. Although familiar, both programs have come a long way and are continuing to evolve. In this article, learn the past and future of these design tools.

August 27, 2020 by Sam Sattel, Autodesk

What Is the Fourier Transform?

This article gives you essential information on a mathematical technique that plays an absolutely fundamental role in system design and signal processing.

July 30, 2020 by Robert Keim

AI-Accelerating Software Gives FPGAs a Leg Up on GPUs

Xilinx recently tapped a startup for its AI accelerating software platform. In what ways might this platform add extra benefits for FPGAs in contrast to GPUs?

June 25, 2020 by Jake Hertz

Can a New Programming Language Help Boost Innovation in Quantum Computing?

A new high-level quantum programming language called “Silq” is correcting a major flaw in quantum computing.

June 25, 2020 by Rushi Patel

IC Designers Now Have a Platform to Design Chips in the Cloud

Samsung Electronics, in collaboration with Rescale, has just announced the launch of the Samsung Advanced Foundry Ecosystem (SAFE) Cloud Design Platform (CDP).

June 22, 2020 by Jake Hertz

Intel’s AI Portfolio Shows How Designs Must Gear Up for Real-Time Processing

With processing demands on data centers higher than ever before, designers should be aware of how hardware- (and software-) based AI may have increasing prominence in their designs.

June 22, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons

The First Integrated Photon Source to Deliver Large-Scale Quantum Photonics

Physicists from the University of Bristol in the UK have developed the world’s first integrated photon source with the potential to deliver large-scale quantum photonics.

May 29, 2020 by Luke James

TinyML: When Small IoT Devices Call for Compressed Machine Learning

Machine learning on small IoT devices presents several challenges to designers: power consumption, latency, and accuracy.

May 27, 2020 by Vanessa Samuel

COVID-19 Puts Spotlight on Open-Source RISC-V Cores, IP

Remote work during this pandemic has shed light anew on the virtues of RISC-V, which has just gotten more accessible.

May 20, 2020 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.

Developing New Hardware That Meets the Energy Demands of AI Applications

Artificial intelligence is becoming more commonplace in electronic devices, but many of its applications require lots of energy.

May 14, 2020 by Luke James

Is Machine Learning for Tumor Research at Odds With Patient Privacy? Not With Federated Learning, Intel Says

Intel Labs and Penn Medicine may have overcome the conundrum of respecting HIPAA laws while inputting valuable patient data in machine learning models for cancer research.

May 13, 2020 by Tyler Charboneau

With an Eye on Computing SoCs, Synopsys Combines IP Portfolio With TSMC’s 5nm Processes

Will the collaboration lower integration risks for designers?

May 13, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

‘Superfast’ New Ceramic Manufacturing Method Could Lead to AI-Driven Materials Design

Scientists at the University of Maryland are said to have reinvented a 26,000-year-old manufacturing process into an innovative approach to fabricating ceramic materials for applications that include AI-driven materials design.

May 07, 2020 by Luke James

Printed Circuit Boards Receive an AI Boost Through Fraunhofer’s Modular Platform

The AI platform from the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology (FIT) is comprised of modules for artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning.

May 06, 2020 by Luke James