This whitepaper from Presto Engineering, Inc., looks at factors that determine potential benefits of an ASIC solution relative to a discrete alternative and discusses ways to reduce costs and increase value by managing risk and complexity.
Introduction
Application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) are cheaper and easier to
Faraday Technology Corporation (TWSE: 3035), a leading ASIC design service and IP provider, announced today that it has completed the first-ever automotive ASIC device qualified for AEC-Q100 and AEC-Q006 as defined by the Automotive Electronics Council (AEC). This milestone achievement demonstrates Faraday’s readiness to participate in this quality-driven marketplace bringing
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ELSYS Eastern Europe, the subsidiary of ELSYS Design, has joined the ARM® Approved Design Partner Program. Design partners selected for the program help enable ARM silicon partners with design support and training services to successfully deliver ARM-based SoCs optimized for targeted market opportunities.
To receive ARM Approved Design Partner
A few years ago Derek Hunt offered some insight into the benefits of CMOS semiconductor technology in the miniaturization of medical devices. CMOS has been around for decades and aside from the size benefits which will be discussed shortly, the technology also brings significant cost savings and performance improvements to
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Racyics GmbH announced today it has launched makeChip, an innovative design service platform, developed using GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ 22FDX® process technology and supported by Cadence. Available to start-ups, design experts, research institutes, and universities, makeChip is a central gateway to design integrated circuits based on advanced semiconductor technologies.
The platform provides
Apple began relatively early with artificial intelligence software when it introduced Siri in 2011 – a tool that allows users to activate their smartphones with voice commands. Now, the electronics giant is bringing artificial intelligence to ICs.
Apple is working on a processor specifically designed for artificial intelligence tasks,