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SoC Design Overview

SoC designs are everywhere in our lives. From smartphones and laptops to smart home devices and automobiles, SoCs power a vast array of electronic devices. The demand for increasingly sophisticated and interconnected devices fuels the rapid growth of the semiconductor industry. SoC design can be found in the following products:
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TSMC Suspends Advanced Chip Production for Chinese Customers

[November 11, 2024] – Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s leading contract chipmaker, announced today it is suspending production of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips for Chinese customers, effective Monday. This action follows a U.S. Department of Commerce directive to halt shipments of advanced chips to Chinese companies, pending

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ST Opens Power Design and Industrialization Centre in Pisa

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STMicroelectronics has opened a power design and industrialisation centre in Pisa in Italy.
 
The centre in Pisa Montacchiello includes a test laboratory and was created in collaboration with the Department of Information Engineering of the University of Pisa. It aims to have about 40 people working on the design and industrialization

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Circuit IC: The Ultimate Guide

Integrated circuits (ICs) play a vital role in the functioning of various electronic devices, from simple calculators to complex computers. At the heart of these ICs lies the circuit IC, a complex network of interconnected components that offer various functionally from processing data to transmitting information. In this article, we’ll

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SMIC Reports Record-Breaking Q3 2024 Revenue, Cautious Outlook for Q4

[November 8, 2024] – Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), China’s leading semiconductor foundry, today announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2024, reporting record-breaking revenue of US$2.17 billion. This represents a 14% sequential increase and a 34% year-over-year surge, marking the first time the company has exceeded the

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Chips&Media Leverages AnySilicon Platform to Expand Global Market Reach for Video and Image Processing IP

[November 8, 2024] Global video IP leader Chips&Media has partnered with AnySilicon, the leading platform for IP cores and ASIC service providers. This collaboration will provide Chips&Media with significant marketing exposure, enabling them to effectively showcase their comprehensive range of video codec IP and image-specific NPU IP to a broader

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