Year: 2025

Research on the Autonomous Driving Chip Industry: Central Computing, Large Models, and Navigation Assistance Leading a New Wave of Innovation

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Research on the Autonomous Driving Chip Industry: Central Computing, Large Models, and Navigation Assistance Leading a New Wave of Innovation

▍Review: Nvidia’s General-Purpose GPU Takes the Lead, Horizon Seizes the Window for Domestic Substitution Background: The Evolution of Automotive EE Architecture Towards Centralization Catalyzes the Demand for Intelligent Driving SoC Chips The automotive electronic and electrical (E/E) architecture is transitioning from a distributed to a centralized model, with SoC as the mainstream for autonomous driving … Read more

Considerations for IP Design in SoC

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Considerations for IP Design in SoC

Due to the complexity of ASIC design functions, various IPs are needed during the design process. When designing IPs or using IPs, important considerations are based on IO requirements as well as the functionality and timing requirements of the design. In this context, understanding the various available IPs is very helpful for the design team. … Read more

Core Concepts of SoC Design

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Core Concepts of SoC Design

This morning, we held a brainstorming session with graduate students to discuss the general concepts of SoC design. I found that many students did not grasp the core of SoC design. Now, while the discussion is still fresh, I will record it here. First of all, what is SoC design centered around? SoC design is … Read more

Understanding Automotive Intelligence: CPU, GPU, NPU, DPU, MCU, ECU…

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Understanding Automotive Intelligence: CPU, GPU, NPU, DPU, MCU, ECU...

As cars enter the era of electrification and intelligence, the terminology arising from product transformation confuses consumers. For instance, terms related to chips such as CPU, GPU, NPU, SoC, etc. These parameters are particularly important, even rivaling some core component configurations from the era of fuel vehicles. This time, we will conduct a popular science … Read more

The Power Competition in Car Cockpits: Can Domestic High-Performance SoC Chips Compete?

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The Power Competition in Car Cockpits: Can Domestic High-Performance SoC Chips Compete?

The applications in car cockpits are becoming increasingly similar to those in smartphones, with high-performance SoC chips becoming a necessity for the next generation of smart cars. With the entry of consumer electronics chip manufacturers like Qualcomm and the rise of domestic automotive chip manufacturers, the competitive landscape of the in-car chip market is quietly … Read more

How to Achieve SoC Design Upgrade with USB4

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How to Achieve SoC Design Upgrade with USB4

(Source: Semiconductor Industry Observation) Introduction USB4™ is a new connectivity standard established by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF). USB4 supports multiple high-speed interface protocols, including USB4, DisplayPort, PCI Express, and Thunderbolt 3, enabling efficient data transfer, power delivery, and high-resolution video through a single USB Type-C cable. USB4 achieves speeds of up to 40Gbps, which … Read more

The Importance of Screen Calibration: A Look at SoC Mobile Platforms

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The Importance of Screen Calibration: A Look at SoC Mobile Platforms

Previously, we discussed how in the current era of smartphone performance transparency, with minimal hardware differences among products in the same price range, color accuracy optimization at the software level has become a more important reference for smartphone color presentation. Currently, the color calibration solutions (software) for smartphones are mainly built on the two major … Read more

The Evolution Journey of NetEase SOC: Achieving Excellence in SSC Operations

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The Evolution Journey of NetEase SOC: Achieving Excellence in SSC Operations

Recently, NetEase Qiyu held an online live broadcast themed “How Should Enterprises Build HRSSC in the Digital Wave?”Mr. Wang Zhenchen, the person in charge of NetEase HRSSCwas invited to the NetEase Qiyu live broadcast room to share the development history of NetEase SSC and the transformation journey of SOC, hoping to provide some reference and … Read more

The Strongest Mid-Range SoC? In-Depth Look at Kirin 810 Mobile Platform

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The Strongest Mid-Range SoC? In-Depth Look at Kirin 810 Mobile Platform

Click the above Computer Enthusiasts to follow us In the past, mid-range Huawei/Honor phones competed with the Kirin 710 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 series. However, when Qualcomm launched the Snapdragon 7 series mobile platform, the performance of the Kirin 710 became somewhat inadequate, after all, its performance is only on par with the Snapdragon 660. … Read more

Eliminating Jitter Significantly Improves SoC Performance

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Eliminating Jitter Significantly Improves SoC Performance

Author Introduction Dr. Liu, Ph.D. from University of Electronic Science and Technology, an expert in microarchitecture. 1. Background The clock circuit is the most basic circuit in the chip. The performance of the clock circuit is related to whether all the modules in the SoC can achieve the expected goals, such as the main frequency … Read more