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A slew of new electronic design automation (EDA) tools and resources for IC design and verification were debuted at last…

A slew of new electronic design automation (EDA) tools and resources for IC design and verification were debuted at last week’s DAC 2023 event. Here’s a sampling.

The new Root of Trust IP from Rambus offers post-quantum cryptography hardware solutions.

The new Root of Trust IP from Rambus offers post-quantum cryptography hardware solutions.

Intel has pledged 33 billion euros to expand its semiconductor presence across Europe. Here's what the breakdown of those…

Intel has pledged 33 billion euros to expand its semiconductor presence across Europe. Here's what the breakdown of those funds looks like.

The company positions the new chiplet-based SoC as well suited for todays’ ever more complex chip designs.

The company positions the new chiplet-based SoC as well suited for todays’ ever more complex chip designs.

Intel has unveiled a new backside power delivery technology called PowerVia, which decouples power and signal…

Intel has unveiled a new backside power delivery technology called PowerVia, which decouples power and signal interconnects on a wafer to increase performance and lower costs.

Tunnel Falls removes barriers to entry for quantum research by leveraging traditional transistor processes for high-yield…

Tunnel Falls removes barriers to entry for quantum research by leveraging traditional transistor processes for high-yield fabrication.

Claiming record time for its first silicon, chiplet interconnect specialist Eliyan lays out its case for how its Nulink…

Claiming record time for its first silicon, chiplet interconnect specialist Eliyan lays out its case for how its Nulink UCIe interconnect offers advantages over silicon interposer approaches.

Using plain English—not a hardware definition language—a group of researchers used generative AI to successfully…

Using plain English—not a hardware definition language—a group of researchers used generative AI to successfully design a microprocessor.

Leveraging novel photonic circuit designs, researchers hope to lower electricity consumption in data centers.

Leveraging novel photonic circuit designs, researchers hope to lower electricity consumption in data centers.

Leveraging its proprietary in-memory compute scheme and RISC-V dataflow technology, Axelera AI seeks to “democratize”…

Leveraging its proprietary in-memory compute scheme and RISC-V dataflow technology, Axelera AI seeks to “democratize” artificial intelligence (AI).

By embedding PCI Express 5.0 and CXL support, Intel’s new FPGAs seek to tackle high-bandwidth computing workloads.

By embedding PCI Express 5.0 and CXL support, Intel’s new FPGAs seek to tackle high-bandwidth computing workloads.

Despite Apple’s internal efforts, the company still needs to rely on third parties for wireless chips.

Despite Apple’s internal efforts, the company still needs to rely on third parties for wireless chips.

A new IC from Semtech hopes to improve 5G device performance in the face of Specific Absorption Rate compliance.

A new IC from Semtech hopes to improve 5G device performance in the face of Specific Absorption Rate compliance.

Join our light-hearted look at the serious topic of job hunting as All About Circuits looks to help connect the great…

Join our light-hearted look at the serious topic of job hunting as All About Circuits looks to help connect the great engineers in our audience with the amazing companies in our industry. If you apply for jobs with any of these companies, please tell them All About Circuits sent you!

At today’s Synopsys Users Group (SNUG) event, Synopsys has unveiled a full-stack suite of AI-based EDA tools.

At today’s Synopsys Users Group (SNUG) event, Synopsys has unveiled a full-stack suite of AI-based EDA tools.

The networking silicon and software company emerged from stealth mode today at the inaugural MemCon, where it is…

The networking silicon and software company emerged from stealth mode today at the inaugural MemCon, where it is introducing new Accelerated Compute Fabric (ACF) devices with the goal of addressing interface bottlenecks and scalability challenges in AI computing.

While Gordon Moore is best known for his transistor scaling theory, he also devoted his life to other semiconductor…

While Gordon Moore is best known for his transistor scaling theory, he also devoted his life to other semiconductor breakthroughs—like the integrated circuit—along with philanthropic pursuits.

At NVIDIA’s GTC this week, the company lifted the curtain on a software suite that may drastically improve the…

At NVIDIA’s GTC this week, the company lifted the curtain on a software suite that may drastically improve the resolution of existing lithographic systems.

For many computer scientists and EEs, Conway's textbook on VLSI design was one of the most influential books of its time.…

For many computer scientists and EEs, Conway's textbook on VLSI design was one of the most influential books of its time. But Conway's story is far more expansive and influential than the textbook alone.