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IP Core explained in simple words

Semiconductor Intellectual Property core, commonly referred to as IP Core or IP block, is a reusable, circuit, block, or design that is the intellectual property of someone or a company. It can, however, be licensed for use by another party.
 
IP Cores are very common in Application-Specific Integrated Circuits

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CAST And Avery Design Systems Expand IP Partnership to Support Next Generation High-Bandwidth Automotive Networking And Control Systems

Tewksbury, MA. and Woodcliff Lake, NJ. – July 27, 2021 – Avery Design Systems, a leader in functional verification solutions, and semiconductor intellectual property supplier CAST, Inc., announced today they have expanded their partnership to offer joint solutions supporting the design and verification of automotive SoCs that utilize the emerging

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Semiconductor Wafer Capacity by Geographic Region (2020)

IC Insights’ Global Wafer Capacity 2021-2025 report breaks out the world’s installed monthly wafer capacity by geographic region (or country).  Figure 1 shows the installed capacity by region as of December of 2020.
To clarify what the data represents, each regional number is the total installed monthly capacity of fabs located

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IC’Alps Partners with Marketing Platform AnySilicon

AnySilicon, the leading marketplace for ASIC service providers, announced today that IC’Alps, a fabless semiconductor company developing state-of-the-art fully custom Integrated Circuits (IC) combined with a complete management of the supply chain, has joined AnySilicon to promote its design & supply services. As part of the AnySilicon platform, IC’Alps will

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Will an Adhesion Promoter Prevent Delamination in Power Semiconductor Packages?

Power semiconductor packages are used in high temperature, high voltage environments. With the increase of electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) in the automotive market, demands on (and for) power packages have been growing. Packages for automotive applications must pass extensive testing for safety, therefore, packaging reliability is

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Worldwide IC Market Forecast to Top $500 Billion in 2021

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IC Insights will soon release its Mid-Year Update to The McClean Report that includes its most current forecast for the global IC market from 2021 through 2025.  In a very rare event, 32 of the 33 major IC market categories defined by WSTS are forecast to enjoy an increase in sales this year, with

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