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Nvidia Pulls Ahead in GPU Performance Race With New Processor

Nvidia Pulls Ahead in GPU Performance Race With New Processor

Nvidia says the H200 Tensor Core GPU, which doubles the performance of its predecessor, is now the world’s most powerful GPU.


News Nov 20, 2023 by Duane Benson
Researchers Rethink Computer Vision With All-Analog Photoelectronic Chip

Researchers Rethink Computer Vision With All-Analog Photoelectronic Chip

An all-analog photoelectric chip promises to be three orders of magnitude faster and six orders of magnitude more energy efficient than existing processors.


News Nov 13, 2023 by Duane Benson
RISC-V Rollouts Abound at This Week’s North America RISC-V Summit

RISC-V Rollouts Abound at This Week’s North America RISC-V Summit

Reporting a “banner year” for adoption, these RISC-V developments show the versatility of the ISA.


News Nov 10, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Side-Channel Attack Threatens Safari Browser Through Apple Processors

Side-Channel Attack Threatens Safari Browser Through Apple Processors

An international team of researchers recently found that Apple’s Safari web browser is still susceptible to a Spectre attack called iLeakage.


News Nov 09, 2023 by Arjun Nijhawan
Apple Announces M3 Family: ‘Most Advanced Chips for a Personal Computer’

Apple Announces M3 Family: ‘Most Advanced Chips for a Personal Computer’

The race for more powerful computing silicon is heating up with three new offerings from Apple.


News Oct 31, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Qualcomm Lifts the Curtain On Its Most Powerful PC Processor

Qualcomm Lifts the Curtain On Its Most Powerful PC Processor

The latest Snapdragon processor brings on-device AI performance to desktop computers.


News Oct 30, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Codasip’s New RISC-V Processor Family Dials In on Custom Compute

Codasip’s New RISC-V Processor Family Dials In on Custom Compute

The latest RISC-V IP makes processing power customizable for a wide span of embedded applications.


News Oct 23, 2023 by Aaron Carman
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
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
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
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
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
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).