In December, IBM and Samsung announced a new transistor architecture said to defy conventional FinFETs. We spoke with two of IBM's leading researchers on this project for details.
March 07, 2022 by Ingrid Fadelli
While Shockley Semiconductor may have been the first company of Silicon Valley, it was Fairchild Semiconductor—founded by eight former Shockley engineers—who proliferated thousands of tech companies.
February 28, 2022 by Tyler Charboneau
Gate-level implementation of logic functions is limited by the gate fan-in. This article examines logic factoring, grouping, and level increases to implement logic functions with limited input gates.
December 29, 2021 by Dale Wilson
Two years after releasing the "world's largest computer chip," AI computing startup Cerebras Systems is upping the transistor punch from 1.2 trillion to 2.6 trillion.
April 22, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Learn the high-level overview of digital integrated circuit (IC) design.
December 02, 2020 by Jean-Jacques DeLisle
Google’s OpenTitan is a collaborative venture with tech companies that offers multi-factor security keys and RoT technology, which will be baked into new chips.
November 08, 2019 by Cabe Atwell
The die-to-die PHY IP enables extra-short reach connectivity in multi-chip modules (MCM) for hyper-scale data centers, AI, and networking applications.
November 01, 2019 by Lisa Boneta
As smart technology grows, developers are looking for more flexible network protocols. Here are some ways companies are combining, developing, or expanding protocols to broaden IoT applications.
October 10, 2019 by Hannah DeTavis
NSITEXE utilizes Synopsys’ development tools and IP to build a SoC (system-on-a-chip) for autonomous driving.
September 09, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
A new tool from foundry group X-FAB aims to mitigate the negative effects of substrate coupling in IC design.
May 13, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
This article takes a detailed look at the way in which pass-transistor logic degrades a signal and how this signal degradation can be remedied.
January 02, 2019 by Robert Keim
This article discusses the use of pass-transistor configurations in the design of gated latches.
December 31, 2018 by Robert Keim
This article discusses the efficient multiplexers that can be created by using MOSFETs in a pass-transistor configuration.
December 27, 2018 by Robert Keim
This article presents efficient, pass-transistor-based implementations of important digital functionality.
December 26, 2018 by Robert Keim
This article explores an alternative, and in some cases advantageous, approach to MOSFET-based implementation of digital logic functions.
December 17, 2018 by Robert Keim
In this article, we discuss metastability, setup time, and hold time in designing a digital VLSI circuit.
April 26, 2017 by Mohammad Amin Karami
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