AI chip design

Allwinner Technology: Dual-Engine Drive of AIoT and Automotive Chips, Opportunities and Challenges Under High Growth

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Allwinner Technology: Dual-Engine Drive of AIoT and Automotive Chips, Opportunities and Challenges Under High Growth

1. Company Overview: Technology-Driven Domestic Chip Design Leader Allwinner Technology, established in 2007, is a leading domestic designer of intelligent application processor SoCs (System on Chip), adopting a Fabless model (focusing on design, outsourcing manufacturing). Its products cover four core areas: consumer electronics, smart vehicles, industrial control, and AIoT (Artificial Intelligence of Things). Core businesses … Read more

Rapidus Provides Version 0.5 of 2nm PDK, Tenstorrent Aims for Tape-out of Collaborative Chip This Year

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Rapidus Provides Version 0.5 of 2nm PDK, Tenstorrent Aims for Tape-out of Collaborative Chip This Year

On April 21, news emerged that AI chip company Tenstorrent held the opening ceremony of its Tokyo office on the 17th of this month. The company’s CEO and renowned chip designer Jim Keller attended the event in Japan and also visited its partner Rapidus located in Hokkaido. During a press conference, Jim Keller stated that … Read more

US Chip Stocks Are Cooling Down: New Semiconductor Origin Certification Rules Issued by the China Semiconductor Industry Association, Based on Wafer Production Location!

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US Chip Stocks Are Cooling Down: New Semiconductor Origin Certification Rules Issued by the China Semiconductor Industry Association, Based on Wafer Production Location!

This time, the shift in the semiconductor “chip” landscape has truly unsettled the entire world! On April 11, a notice from the China Semiconductor Industry Association sent the entire industry chain into a frenzy. Breaking News: The rules for determining the origin of semiconductor products have undergone a major change; in the future, the focus … Read more

Dramatic Drop in Chip Tape-Out Success Rates Sparks Reflection

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Dramatic Drop in Chip Tape-Out Success Rates Sparks Reflection

May. Click the blue text to follow us 2025.05 About a month ago, we shared an article discussing the sharp decline in the success rate of chip tape-outs. For more details, refer to the article titled “Chips, Historical Low Points”. In response to this issue, Brian Bailey, editor of Semiconductor Engineering, stated that this is … Read more

Dramatic Drop in Chip Tape-Out Success Rates Sparks Reflection

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Dramatic Drop in Chip Tape-Out Success Rates Sparks Reflection

About a month ago, the Semiconductor Industry Observer WeChat account shared an article discussing the sharp decline in the success rate of first-time chip tape-outs. For more details, refer to the article titled “Chips at a Historical Low”. In response to this issue, Brian Bailey, editor of Semiconductor Engineering, stated that this is just the … Read more

Is Linear Wi-Fi FEM Dead? Non-linear FEM as the Future?

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Is Linear Wi-Fi FEM Dead? Non-linear FEM as the Future?

After meeting with several router clients, I have calmed down. It is not just the Wi-Fi FEM track that is dead, but also the home router market. Despite the bleak router market, clients are still willing to meet with me for broader discussions. On one hand, many manufacturers that previously promoted Wi-Fi FEM are gradually … Read more

Dramatic Drop in Chip Tape-Out Success Rates Sparks Reflection

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Dramatic Drop in Chip Tape-Out Success Rates Sparks Reflection

👆If you wish to meet regularly, feel free to star🌟 and bookmark it~Source: Content from Brian Bailey, thank you. About a month ago, we shared an article about the dramatic decline in the success rate of first-time chip tape-outs, which can be referenced in the article “Chips, at a Historical Low”. Regarding this issue, Brian … Read more

Fudan’s ‘Dawn’ Chip Marks a Counterattack in Storage Technology, Core Technology Now in Chinese Hands!

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Fudan's 'Dawn' Chip Marks a Counterattack in Storage Technology, Core Technology Now in Chinese Hands!

Feeling like your home computer is getting weaker, struggling to run AI tasks and turning into a slideshow? Are you subconsciously blaming the CPU?Often, the CPU isn’t entirely to blame! The real ‘culprit’ is something we don’t pay much attention to—storage!But now, the situation is about to change completely! Fudan University has developed a storage … Read more

Why Tape-out is the ‘Rite of Passage’ in Chip Design?

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Why Tape-out is the 'Rite of Passage' in Chip Design?

1. Current State of the Chip Design Industry: Opportunities and Challenges The global semiconductor market is expected to grow by 15% by 2025, with AI, high-performance computing (HPC), and automotive electronics being the main driving forces. However, industry competition is becoming increasingly fierce: 1. Expansion of Mature Process Capacity: The share of China’s mature process … Read more

Dramatic Drop in Chip Tape-Out Success Rates Sparks Reflection

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Dramatic Drop in Chip Tape-Out Success Rates Sparks Reflection

👆If you wish to meet often, feel free to star 🌟 and bookmark it~Source: Content from Brian Bailey, thank you. About a month ago, we shared an article about the dramatic decline in the success rate of chip tape-outs. For more details, you can refer to the article “Chips, at a Historical Low”. Regarding this … Read more