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Nvidia Targets Generative AI for Robotics with New Frameworks

Nvidia Targets Generative AI for Robotics with New Frameworks

At ROSCon 2023 this week, the release of the Metropolis and Isaac ROS 2.0 frameworks makes AI-powered robotics more practical and easier to develop.


News Oct 19, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Intel Drills Down on Performance With New Desktop Processors

Intel Drills Down on Performance With New Desktop Processors

Intel's latest desktop processor family includes six new variants, offering up to 24 cores and 32 threads and up to 6 GHz of frequency for high-performance gaming.


News Oct 18, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Your 2023 Back-to-School Guide to All About Circuits’ Educational Resources

Your 2023 Back-to-School Guide to All About Circuits’ Educational Resources

Whether you are just starting your first year as an engineering student, working on a second or third degree, or simply want to brush up on key topics, All About Circuits has the resources you need: awesome textbooks, technical articles, calculators, and more for your EE studies.


News Oct 11, 2023 by Jeff Child
Semidynamics and Signature IP Expand Multi-Core RISC-V and CHI Options

Semidynamics and Signature IP Expand Multi-Core RISC-V and CHI Options

Two relatively new players in the CPU world, Semidynamics and Signature IP, have announced multi-core RISC-V and CHI interconnect IP for compute-intensive applications like AI/ML.


News Oct 09, 2023 by Duane Benson
DustPhotonics Claims First to Develop 800G Silicon Photonics Chip

DustPhotonics Claims First to Develop 800G Silicon Photonics Chip

Leveraging silicon photonics for the data center, designers now have a single-chip solution for 800 Gb/s transmission.


News Oct 09, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Understanding the Challenges of Image Signal Processing Calibration

Understanding the Challenges of Image Signal Processing Calibration

Calibrating your image signal processor is a complex engineering task, but it's critical for digital image quality. Learn about these nuances and about the resources available to help you tackle these challenges.


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.


Intel Develops Glass Substrate for Next Gen Advanced Chip Packaging Needs

Intel Develops Glass Substrate for Next Gen Advanced Chip Packaging Needs

Intel has unveiled new glass substrate technology for large chiplet based system-in-package chips. Glass substrates allow for denser packing of chiplets—an important for applications like AI and others.


News Sep 25, 2023 by Duane Benson
Navitas Technology Takes GaN to New Power Heights

Navitas Technology Takes GaN to New Power Heights

A new and improved GaN technology is moving from the cell phone charger market into higher power, high-reliability applications. EE Power spoke with Navitas’ Stephen Oliver to find out how, and we’ve got everything engineers need to know.


AMD Aims Its Adaptive SoCs at Space Systems, Motor Control, and DSP

AMD Aims Its Adaptive SoCs at Space Systems, Motor Control, and DSP

For designers needing pure performance and high efficiency, AMD’s latest adaptive SoCs provide computing power for new applications.


News Sep 21, 2023 by Aaron Carman
CPU Designer Jim Keller Rethinks RISC-V AI Processing at Tenstorrent

CPU Designer Jim Keller Rethinks RISC-V AI Processing at Tenstorrent

Hailed for his historic microprocessor designs at AMD, Apple, and Broadcom, Jim Keller is onto his next CPU endeavor at Tenstorrent.


News Sep 19, 2023 by Jake Hertz
To Accelerate Edge Design, Cadence Introduces New NPUs and SDK to AI IP

To Accelerate Edge Design, Cadence Introduces New NPUs and SDK to AI IP

The new NPUs offload from any host processor to facilitate on-device edge computing.


News Sep 18, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Building a One-Shot Multivibrator with an ESP32 Terminal Display:  A Radio Shack Classics Circuit Remix

Building a One-Shot Multivibrator with an ESP32 Terminal Display:  A Radio Shack Classics Circuit Remix

In this hands-on project, we will update a 1980s version of a one-shot (monostable multivibrator) circuit by giving it a modern, colorful output while also examining the circuit's operation.


Projects Sep 17, 2023 by Don Wilcher
Generative AI Startup Shows Off Digital In-Memory Computing Platform

Generative AI Startup Shows Off Digital In-Memory Computing Platform

Offering improved performance and lower operating costs, D-Matrix’s newest platform presents a clear path forward to scale data center AI.


News Sep 14, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Memory, Processing, & Security: Focal Points of New Automotive Releases

Memory, Processing, & Security: Focal Points of New Automotive Releases

Automotive developers seek new ways to up safety, functionality, and comfort in modern vehicles. These mobility products may help to meet such targets.


News Sep 13, 2023 by Darshil Patel
Gowin and Andes Team Up on First 22 nm SRAM FPGA With RISC-V Core

Gowin and Andes Team Up on First 22 nm SRAM FPGA With RISC-V Core

FPGA vendor Gowin Semiconductor has teamed with RISC-V IP developer Andes Technology to develop an SRAM FPGA SoC with a hard-instantiated RISC-V core.


News Sep 11, 2023 by Duane Benson
How the 1969 AL1 Microprocessor Settled a Silicon Valley Court Drama

How the 1969 AL1 Microprocessor Settled a Silicon Valley Court Drama

At the center of one of the largest early court cases in Silicon Valley was the AL1 device, the brainchild of Four-Phase Systems founder Lee Boysel.


News Sep 07, 2023 by Jake Hertz
With ASIC-Based Approach, Altos Radar Races to Lead Automotive Vision

With ASIC-Based Approach, Altos Radar Races to Lead Automotive Vision

Launched in January 2023, Altos Radar is fast-tracking a viable 4D automotive radar system with a recent $3.5M seed round.


News Sep 06, 2023 by Duane Benson
How Will Angstrom-Scale Chips Advance the Electronics Industry?

How Will Angstrom-Scale Chips Advance the Electronics Industry?

Angstrom-scale ICs will require innovation across the entire semiconductor ecosystem: This will include advances in both the hardware (transistors, power distribution, and connection of multi-die systems) and tools (EDA tools with AI/ML and silicon life-cycle management).


Lumotive Releases First Commercial Optical Beam-Steering Chip for LiDAR

Lumotive Releases First Commercial Optical Beam-Steering Chip for LiDAR

All About Circuits received exclusive details about Lumotive’s new LM10 chip, the first commercial optical beam-steering chip designed to make optical 3D sensing as mainstream as cameras.


News Aug 31, 2023 by Jake Hertz