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InspireSemi Announces Tapeout of Thunderbird Accelerated Computing Chip

InspireSemi Announces Tapeout of Thunderbird Accelerated Computing Chip

InspireSemi’s new compute chip couples the parallel processing of GPUs with the versatility of CPUs.


News Jul 09, 2024 by Aaron Carman
Microchip Now Offers Full Microprocessor Spectrum, From 8- to 64-bit MPUs

Microchip Now Offers Full Microprocessor Spectrum, From 8- to 64-bit MPUs

With the ability to shift computing resources as needed, Microchip’s new 64-bit, RISC-V processors bring needed flexibility to embedded edge devices.


News Jul 09, 2024 by Aaron Carman
Axelera AI Raises $68M for ‘World’s Most Powerful AIPU’ for the Edge

Axelera AI Raises $68M for ‘World’s Most Powerful AIPU’ for the Edge

The new funding will expand the company’s product offerings and align it with the generative AI movement.


News Jul 01, 2024 by Jake Hertz
RISC-V Summit Europe News—Processor IP, Verification Tools, and More

RISC-V Summit Europe News—Processor IP, Verification Tools, and More

At every point in the design process, RISC-V developers can make use of the advancements presented at RISC-V Summit Europe.


News Jun 26, 2024 by Aaron Carman
Tiny But Mighty: Ceva Reveals New NPUs for Tiny Machine Learning Devices

Tiny But Mighty: Ceva Reveals New NPUs for Tiny Machine Learning Devices

The new neural processing unit is designed for edge AI applications that require targeted machine learning in resource-constrained settings.


News Jun 26, 2024 by Duane Benson
NXP Adds to AI Automotive Portfolio With Audio Processing DSP Chips

NXP Adds to AI Automotive Portfolio With Audio Processing DSP Chips

The chip family promises to deliver a significant upgrade to automotive infotainment systems.


News Jun 25, 2024 by Duane Benson
Companies Rally RISC-V Support for AI and HPC Applications

Companies Rally RISC-V Support for AI and HPC Applications

As RISC-V gains traction as an open-source alternative to Arm, several companies have announced partnerships and research to bolster the ISA.


News Jun 20, 2024 by Arjun Nijhawan
Alphawave Reveals Multiprotocol I/O Chiplet Tapeout, Collabs with Arm, Samsung

Alphawave Reveals Multiprotocol I/O Chiplet Tapeout, Collabs with Arm, Samsung

A string of new announcements has catapulted Alphawave Semi into the industry’s spotlight.


News Jun 19, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Raspberry Pi’s New Entry-Level AI Kit Leverages Hailo Accelerators

Raspberry Pi’s New Entry-Level AI Kit Leverages Hailo Accelerators

Raspberry Pi has adopted Hailo's edge AI processors as an add-on, giving creators an accessible way to bring AI to their projects.


News Jun 11, 2024 by Darshil Patel
Nvidia, Qualcomm, and MediaTek Showcase AI Processors at Computex 2024

Nvidia, Qualcomm, and MediaTek Showcase AI Processors at Computex 2024

Targeting devices ranging from laptops to smart TVs, the newest computing processors bring dedicated AI hardware to varied applications.


News Jun 07, 2024 by Aaron Carman
Intel Makes Way for the AI PC Era With New Lunar Lake Architecture

Intel Makes Way for the AI PC Era With New Lunar Lake Architecture

Intel has adopted a new SoC design that triples the size and quadruples the performance of its AI accelerator.


News Jun 06, 2024 by Jake Hertz
AMD Builds New Ryzen Processors on Zen 5 Architecture for Advanced AI

AMD Builds New Ryzen Processors on Zen 5 Architecture for Advanced AI

AMD’s two new processor offerings bring improved AI performance to ultra-light laptops and desktops alike.


News Jun 04, 2024 by Aaron Carman
Intel Launches New Data Center Processor Family at Computex 2024

Intel Launches New Data Center Processor Family at Computex 2024

The new processors promise 3:1 rack consolidation, 4.2x rack-level performance gains, and 2.6x performance per watt gains.


News Jun 04, 2024 by Duane Benson
From Audio to Automotive, 3 New Processors Push Performance Boundaries

From Audio to Automotive, 3 New Processors Push Performance Boundaries

In this roundup, we spotlight new processors from Analog Devices, Texas Instruments, and WCH that meet embedded computing requirements across industries.


News Jun 03, 2024 by Aaron Carman
Simulating the Short-Circuit Power Dissipation of a CMOS Inverter

Simulating the Short-Circuit Power Dissipation of a CMOS Inverter

Current briefly flows through both transistors during logic-level transitions. This article explores the resulting power dissipation and provides some helpful LTspice tips for measuring current and power.


Swiss Startup Sets Out to Develop the World’s First Living Processor

Swiss Startup Sets Out to Develop the World’s First Living Processor

FinalSpark has unveiled Neuroplatform, a pioneering approach to "bioprocessing" with wetware computing and organoid intelligence.


News May 24, 2024 by Lisa Boneta.
Can Silicon Photonics Solve the Bandwidth Bottleneck in AI Data Centers?

Can Silicon Photonics Solve the Bandwidth Bottleneck in AI Data Centers?

Lightmatter aims to use light to solve two major electrical challenges in AI computing with active optical interposers designed to resolve those pesky bandwidth bottlenecks and the "world’s first" photonic computing platform for more power-efficient matrix calculations.


Trillium: Google’s TPU Powerhouse Behind Its New AI Models

Trillium: Google’s TPU Powerhouse Behind Its New AI Models

Google's sixth-generation tensor processing unit (TPU) stole the company's I/O developer conference stage with its higher-than-ever computing performance.


News May 20, 2024 by Lisa Boneta.
ADVANTECH ECU 150 High Performance Quad Core IoT Gateway | New Product Brief

ADVANTECH ECU 150 High Performance Quad Core IoT Gateway | New Product Brief

Advantech ECU-150 High Performance Quad Core IoT Gateway, powered by an NXP i.MX8M Quad Core Cortex A53 1.3G CPU, is designed for versatile IoT applications. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Simulating the Switching Power Dissipation of a CMOS Inverter

Simulating the Switching Power Dissipation of a CMOS Inverter

When a CMOS inverter switches logic states, power is consumed due to its charging and discharging currents. Learn how to simulate these currents in LTspice.