Practical Differences and Application Strategies of HDL in FPGA and ASIC Design

Practical Differences and Application Strategies of HDL in FPGA and ASIC Design

Hardware Description Language (HDL) is the cornerstone of modern digital system design, used as the core tool to describe hardware behavior and structure in both Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) and Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC). However, the fundamental differences in implementation, design processes, and target applications between FPGA and ASIC lead to significant differences in … Read more

Summary of Low Power Design in ASIC Design and Book Recommendations

Summary of Low Power Design in ASIC Design and Book Recommendations

This article is one of the series blogs on “ASIC Design Learning” by EETOP user: tfpwl_lj Blog address: http://www.eetop.cn/blog/1638430 1. Low Power Design With the promotion of handheld portable devices, the issue of low power design has become increasingly important. Lower chip power consumption means longer usage time for handheld portable devices, reduced power consumption … Read more

The Four Essential Tools of ASIC Design

The Four Essential Tools of ASIC Design

Welcome FPGA engineers to join the official WeChat technical group. Clickthe blue textto follow us at FPGA Home – the best and largest pure FPGA engineer community in China. In today’s article, I will share with you the “Four Essential Tools” of ASIC design: Fold, Expand, Retiming, and Resource Sharing. Fold & Expand Fold & … Read more

The Value of ASIC Engineers: Why Are They So Valuable?

The Value of ASIC Engineers: Why Are They So Valuable?

Source: Future Dreamer WeChat Official Account Author: Sun Lu (Senior User of EETOP) Since I started university, my childhood friends and I have gone our separate ways for many years. Everyone has developed in their own way, working in different industries, and one by one, they have become experts. So, a classmate asked me, “You … Read more

Google TPU and SiFive RISC-V Cores

Google TPU and SiFive RISC-V Cores

At least it won’t let those AI accelerators be designed by Arm. After a tough 2023, the situation for RISC-V chip design company SiFive may be improving, as the company expects strong revenue growth driven by AI in 2024. Documents obtained by Bloomberg this week indicate that the second-generation processors designed for AI servers will … Read more

SiFive Core IP 21G1: Enhanced RISC-V Processor Features

SiFive Core IP 21G1: Enhanced RISC-V Processor Features

This article is sourced from the SiFive Blog, translated and reposted to convey more information related to RISC-V, copyright belongs to the original author. There Is No Best, Only Better – SiFive’s Latest Core IP Product Line Released We are very pleased to announce a comprehensive update to the SiFive RISC-V IP portfolio in the … Read more

SiFive P870 High-Performance CPU: Exploring the Future of RISC-V

SiFive P870 High-Performance CPU: Exploring the Future of RISC-V

At Hot Chips 2023, SiFive introduced the new high-performance P870 RISC-V core and its automotive equivalent, the P870-A core, discussing the overall state of RISC-V, its previous generation cores, and future development directions. The P870 and P870-A RISC-V cores are new additions to SiFive’s Performance series, compatible with the RISC-V RVA23 profile, and are successors … Read more

Current Status of SiFive: How to Implement RISC-V?

Current Status of SiFive: How to Implement RISC-V?

I have a black leather notebook that I’ve been using since 2001, with the National Semiconductor logo on its cover. It holds sentimental value for me. Firstly, it reminds me of the breakfast I had with attendees at a National Semiconductor executive event in Laguna Niguel, California, on September 11, 2001. That morning, we were … Read more

SiFive Core IP 20G1: Enhanced RISC-V Processor Features

SiFive Core IP 20G1: Enhanced RISC-V Processor Features

SiFive’s Best Processor Portfolio We are excited to announce that the SiFive 20G1 version has undergone a comprehensive update and upgrade to its RISC-V IP portfolio. The release of version 20G1 brings enhancements and new features to the SiFive Core IP, which is the most widely used RISC-V IP portfolio in the industry. This portfolio … Read more