Key Trends in Multi-Protocol SoC/Modules for Medical and Industrial IoT

As multi-protocol mesh networks become increasingly popular in industrial and medical IoT applications, ensuring excellent wireless performance in the congested 2.4 GHz band is a major challenge for device manufacturers. In light of these challenges, Silicon Labs (also known as “芯科科技”) has launched the ultra-low power BG24 and MG24 wireless SoC and module product series … Read more

Trends in Smart Cockpit Domain Controller Technology Development

Trends in Smart Cockpit Domain Controller Technology Development

Group Chat | For joining the “Sensor Group/Skateboard Chassis Group“, please add WeChat ID: xsh041388 Group Chat | For joining the “Automotive Basic Software Group”, please add WeChat ID: ckc1087 Note: Group Name + Real Name, Company, Position Introduction When it comes to the main control SoC chip used in cockpit domain controllers, the first … Read more

Changes in ASIC/SoC Design Over the Past Decade

Changes in ASIC/SoC Design Over the Past Decade

Source: Content from IP and SOC design, thank you! @Mark: The biggest change in the past decade is low power design. Ten years ago, low power design mainly focused on reducing dynamic power, employing various clock gating techniques, and preventing unused modules from toggling. In the last ten years, static power leakage has become a … Read more

Functional Safety Left, Information Security Right: How Automotive SoCs Win the Smart Car Safety Upgrade Battle

Functional Safety Left, Information Security Right: How Automotive SoCs Win the Smart Car Safety Upgrade Battle

Thanks to “Gaogong Intelligent Automotive” for their attention to Synopsys. Currently, the global automotive industry is undergoing a major transformation. With the continuous increase in innovative applications in areas such as ADAS/autonomous driving and V2X, intelligent connected vehicles are becoming heavy-duty computers equipped with a central processing engine. Behind this, the connectivity and complexity of … Read more

Research Progress on 5d Strong SOC Oxide SrIrO₃ Low-Dimensional Systems

Research Progress on 5d Strong SOC Oxide SrIrO₃ Low-Dimensional Systems

As one of the typical representatives of 5d transition metal oxides, the perovskite-structured SrIrO3 (SIO) exhibits comparable spin-orbit coupling (SOC) and electron correlation energy (U). The competition between these two factors leads to a variety of novel quantum effects in SIO, such as metal-insulator transitions, paramagnetic-antiferromagnetic transitions, and Mott insulator-Slater insulator intermediate states. At the … Read more

Power Consumption, Noise, and Reliability Verification of System-Aware SoCs

Power Consumption, Noise, and Reliability Verification of System-Aware SoCs

In the fiercely competitive global market for mobile, consumer, and automotive electronic systems, low power consumption, high performance, and high reliability are critical factors for product success. To manage these conflicting demands, design teams need to consider a variety of options comprehensively, such as adopting advanced process technology nodes, particularly FinFET-based devices. These advanced technology … Read more

The Race for Computing Power in Car Cockpits: Can Domestic High-Performance SoC Chips Compete?

The Race for Computing Power 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 new 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-vehicle chip market is quietly … Read more

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

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

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

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