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IBM Touts SoC as Solution for Faster Deep Learning Training

IBM Touts SoC as Solution for Faster Deep Learning Training

With its new SoC, IBM hopes to pave the way for AI training and performance that can one day be 1,000 times faster than modern solutions.


News Oct 20, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Your Back-to-School Guide to All About Circuits’ Educational Resources

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

For students back in college for their Fall semester—and anyone who needs a refresher—here’s the lowdown on our top-notch textbooks, technical articles, and calculators for EE studies.


News Oct 12, 2022 by Jeff Child
Arm Sues Qualcomm Over NUVIA’s Custom Cores

Arm Sues Qualcomm Over NUVIA’s Custom Cores

Arm has accused Qualcomm of breaching its licenses and wants the chipmaker to destroy its NUVIA CPU designs, plus offering up compensation.


News Sep 05, 2022 by Chantelle Dubois
Siemens EDA Launches Revamped Mixed-signal IC Verification Platform

Siemens EDA Launches Revamped Mixed-signal IC Verification Platform

At this week’s Design Automation Conference (DAC), Siemens EDA rolled out a next generation version of its mixed-signal IC verification tool adding new capabilities.


News Jul 12, 2022 by Jeff Child
The “Traitorous Eight” and the Rise of Fairchild Semiconductor

The “Traitorous Eight” and the Rise of Fairchild Semiconductor

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.


News Feb 28, 2022 by Tyler Charboneau
Chipmakers Petition for Language Change in Funding Bill to Include Mission-Critical Devices

Chipmakers Petition for Language Change in Funding Bill to Include Mission-Critical Devices

A bill currently going through Congress which would see semiconductor firms handed an extra $3 billion in funding could do more harm than good if its language isn’t modified, some defense firms have said.


News Nov 07, 2020 by Luke James
As Moore’s Law Ends, Samsung Releases 3D IC Technology

As Moore’s Law Ends, Samsung Releases 3D IC Technology

Samsung announced the availability of its 3D IC technology at both 7nm and 5nm. How does this technology help system designers?


News Aug 17, 2020 by Jake Hertz
Cadence to Acquire AWR for $160 Million to Simplify RF IC Design

Cadence to Acquire AWR for $160 Million to Simplify RF IC Design

Cadence and National Instruments are ramping up their collaborations to a strategic alliance to facilitate the design process of RF integrated circuits.


News Dec 09, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
The World’s First 3nm Tapeout: Cadence and Imec Demonstrate Novel Lithography Techniques

The World’s First 3nm Tapeout: Cadence and Imec Demonstrate Novel Lithography Techniques

Cadence Design Systems and Imec have recently introduced the world’s first 3nm tapeout. The companies have achieved a reduction in size of transistor (FinFET) nodes which will allow even more transistors to be packed onto a chip.


News Mar 14, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois