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Accelerating Chiplet Innovation with a New Partner Ecosystem

The semiconductor industry is currently undergoing a massive shift. As we push the…

Mick Posner
• 4 min read
IP , featured , chiplets , physical ai , OCP FCSA

The Memory Imperative for Next-Generation AI Accelerator SoCs

The tremendous growth in large language model (LLM) size corresponds with an equally…

Subash Peddu
• 4 min read
featured , HBM , SoC , AI

Scale-Up and Scale-Out IP for Optical Interconnect for Accelerated Computing

Optical connectivity is foundational to modern data centers, enabling high-bandwidth…

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• 4 min read
featured , AI data center , AI factory , Data Center architecture
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Where’s My Star Trek Lifestyle?

The sparkle seems to have gone out of the Internet of Things (IoT) market for the…

• 2 min read
Smarthome , cadence , IP blocks , IoT , wearables , IP design , embedded design , robotics , embedded systems

HiSilicon collaborates with Cadence on DDR4 PHY IP for TSMC 16FF

High-performance and high-speed memory design characterized by low-power operation…

• 2 min read
DDR4 , electronic system design , cadence , IP blocks , TSMC , 16nm , FinFET , Hisilicon

Cadence at CES 2015: Enabling Surreal Surround Sound Audio

LAS VEGAS—In the cacophony of CES, it’s refreshing to find an escape. I found mine…

• 1 min read
DTS , Consumer Electronics , cadence , surround sound , audio , Tensilica , HiFi DSP , CES 2015 , mobile

Cadence Firmware Packages Enable Successful IP Integration

Building a system on chip (SoC) from IP blocks requires system-level integration…

• 3 min read
Bring-up , IP integration , ip cores , firmware

Get a Glimpse at New Ethernet Standards in the Works

I attended the IEEE 802.3 meeting in Atlanta last week. I have blogged about Ethernet…

• 2 min read
25G Ethernet , new Ethernet standards , Ethernet standards , Automotive Ethernet , IEEE 802.3 , ip cores , Ethernet

Cadence at CES 2015: Power-Sensitive Always-On Systems

LAS VEGAS—As the mobile world matures, opportunities abound for optimizing the user…

• less than a min read
audio , power management , HiFi Mini , Tensilica , Realtek Semiconductor , HiFi DSP , CES 2015

Cadence at CES 2015: A Look at Face-Detection Technology

LAS VEGAS—A key function of automotive, IoT, security, and similar applications is…

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IP , cadence , IVP , Xtensa , CES 2015 , image processing , video processing

Cadence at CES 2015: The IP Story

LAS VEGAS—The annual International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) here is not just…

• less than a min read
ip cores semiconductor IP , EDA companies , Martin Lund , IP design , CES 2015

My Top 10 List from CES

After nearly a week at CES, almost everyone is asking me – what was the big thing…

• 4 min read
DSP , Design IP , IP , CES , audio , video , IoT , HiFi , ip cores , Tensilica , semiconductor IP , Internet of Things , imaging

Cadence at CES 2015: Experience Integrated Solutions for Mobile

Given that CES is a novelty-focused event, it is crucial that innovative companies…

• 2 min read
Design IP , cadence , Consumer Electronics Show , CES , DIP , DSI , Tensilica , CES 2015 , MIPI D-PHY

Driven by Mobile, LPDDR4 Poised to Step Up

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—In the long and storied history of semiconductor memories, the…

• 2 min read
IP , DDR4 , MemCon 2014 , IoT , IP integration , memory IP , ip cores , future of IP

USB Power Delivery Is Better with Type-C

In my previous blog post , I wrote how much better than the existing Type-A and Type…

• 2 min read
USB 3.0 , Design IP , USB-IF , USB , power delivery , USB 2.0 , Type-C , USB connector , USB 3.1

Its Name is C, Type-C: The New Superhero of Cables from USB

Isn’t it interesting how, with time, all the nitty-gritty of technology is starting…

• 2 min read
Design IP , IP , Jacek Duda , USB , ip cores , USB3.0

Call for Papers Now Open – CDNLive Silicon Valley

CDNLive Silicon Valley (March 10-11, 2015, Santa Clara Convention Center) provides…

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IP , EDA conference , CDNLive , IP papers , EDA papers

IoT Focus: IoT Applications Require a New Architectural Vision

I wrote earlier that the sheer vastness and potential for IoT designs require a different…

• 3 min read
Consumer Electronics , IoT , IP integration , ip cores , Internet of Things , Seow Yin Lim , interface design , user interface

How Do You Build a Wi-Fi 802.11ac Programmable Modem?

The Tensilica® group at Cadence has just published a 37-page application note on…

• 1 min read
Wi-Fi 802.11ac transceiver , Tensilica DSPs , WLAN , LTE , programmable modem

IoT Focus: Wrestling with the Design, Time to Market, and Cost Challenges of IoT

You know we live in astonishing times when you can start your car by talking into…

• 2 min read
Consumer Electronics , cadence , IoT , IP integration , IOT applications , ip cores , Internet of Things , Seow Yin Lim , interface design , user interface

Highlights from Recent IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Standards Meeting

I wanted to share with you a number of updates from last month's IEEE 802.3 meeting…

• 2 min read
25G Ethernet , Ethernet standards , Automotive Ethernet , IEEE 802.3 , Ethernet

IoT Focus: Natural User Interface Design Crucial to Success

Each era of electronics innovation is generally marked by a dominant end application…

• 2 min read
Consumer Electronics , cadence , IoT , IP integration , IOT applications , ip cores , Internet of Things , Seow Yin Lim , interface design , user interface

Cadence PCIe Solutions: Configurable, Compliant, and Low Power

Cadence was the first IP provider to bring PCIe Gen3 Controllers to the market. Since…

• 1 min read
PCIe controller , PCIe IP , PCIe low power , PCIe , PCIe PHY

Ethernet in Cars - The Next Big Thing for Ethernet

Ethernet is coming to cars. Cars now have rear-view cameras and infotainment systems…

• 2 min read
CDNLive , Automotive Ethernet , automotive electronics , broadcom , Ethernet , Ethernet PHYs

IP at DAC? You Bet!

This year, the Design Automation Conference (June 1-5 in San Francisco) has put a…

• 1 min read
Verification IP , Design IP , VIP , DAC2014

400G Task Force, 100G Backplane Project and Other Highlights from IEEE 802.3 Ethernet…

Here is another report from an IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standards meeting, this time held…

• 2 min read
25G Ethernet , Ethernet standards , Automotive Ethernet , IEEE 802.3 , 100G backplane , 400G

Don’t Miss Embedded Vision Summit West on May 29

Embedded Vision Summit West 2014 on May 29 at the Santa Clara Convention Center provides…

• less than a min read
Embedded Vision Summit , video , google , Facebook , Tensilica , vision , embedded vision technology , imaging

RealTek Shows New HiFi-based Codec with Software from Sensory and ForteMedia

Watch these demonstrations of RealTek's new ALC5677 audio codec - which uses HiFi…

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voice recognition , audio , Sensory , microphone , HiFi , Tensilica , ForteMedia , always-on , RealTek

MIPI Protocols—Making Mobile Happen at MWC

MIPI protocols are expected to ship in over 4 billion mobile devices this year. That…

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controller IP , Verification IP , Design IP , IP , MIPI Alliance , PHY , BIF , Slimbus , VIP , MIPI , CSI , MWC , semiconductor IP , M-PHY

Android Audio Offload Explained at Mobile World Congress

Want to lower power in your next Android TM device? Look to the industry's first…

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My Love-Hate Relationship with Mobile World Congress

My friends are jealous. I get an all-expense-paid trip to Barcelona, Spain to see…

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Design IP , MIPI , Mobile World Congress , MWC , Tensilica
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