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Total semiconductor unit shipments, which include integrated circuits as well as optoelectronics, sensor/actuator, and discrete (O-S-D) devices, are forecast to rise 13% in 2021, to 1,135.3 billion (1.1353 trillion) units to set a new all-time annual record, based on data presented in the 2021 edition of IC Insights’ McClean Report—A Complete
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This article provides an insight into Clock Domain Crossing (CDC) basics, and discuss the various techniques related to Clock Domain Crossing (CDC). We hope you will find this Clock Domain Crossing (CDC) tutorial useful for your ASIC designs.
What is Clock Domain Crossing (CDC)?
Formally Clock Domain Crossing
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. and SAN JOSE, Calif. – April 6, 2021 – SkyWater Technology, the trusted technology realization partner, and Efabless, a crowdsourcing design platform for custom silicon, today announced the first tapeout in a series of Google-sponsored open source multi-project wafer (MPW) shuttles, managed by Efabless and manufactured at SkyWater. In this partnership, open
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Fig 1: Semiconductor manufacturing lines are impacted by Covid-19 induced market shifts
Leuven, March 31st 2021 – The semiconductor world is shaking. In the midst of the Corona pandemic, automotive OEMs had a decline of sales and stopped ordering chips. At the same time homework policies boosted
SAN MATEO, Calif., April 5, 2021 – OpenFive, the leading provider of customizable, silicon-focused solutions with differentiated IP, today announced the launch of a Die-to-Die (D2D) PHY that complements the company’s existing D2D Controller to offer complete D2D interface solutions for various packages including substrates and interposers.
The new D2D PHY
This interview was held with Gord Harling, President with CMC Microsystems.
Tell me a bit about your background? How did you first get started with CMC Microsystems?
I spent 10 years in R&D with large telecom/semiconductor companies, 20 years of start-ups and now working in not-for-profits.
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Geneva, Switzerland / Mauguio, France – March 24, 2021: WISeKey International Holding Ltd. (“WISeKey”) (SIX: WIHN, NASDAQ: WKEY), a leading global cybersecurity, AI, and IoT company, and Cortus SAS (“Cortus”), a leader in custom Systems-on-Chip (SoC) design services and IP core provider, today announced they have entered into a strategic
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Modern ASIC chips are highly complex and contain millions of transistors, thus, the likelihood of having an error somewhere in the chip during the design process is very high. The earlier the error is detected, the less it will cost. Therefore, ensuring the ASIC is bug free as early as
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IC Insights recently released its March Update to the 2021 edition of The McClean Report. In addition to presenting its 2021 IC market forecast revisions by product type and rankings of the top 40 IDM and top 50 fabless IC suppliers in 2020, the Update contains semiconductor industry capital spending forecasts by company for 2021
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AnySilicon, the leading marketplace for ASIC service providers, announced today that MosChip, a semiconductor and system design company with a focus on Turnkey ASICs, has joined AnySilicon to promote its ASIC development services. As part of the AnySilicon platform, MosChip will gain access to a full range of online marketing
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