Source: SiP and Advanced Packaging Technology Original Author: Suny Li The design concepts of chips have evolved from SoC to SoIC and then to CIC. This article introduces the differences among these three. SoC (System on Chip), SoIC (System on Integrated Chip), and CIC (Cubic Integrated Circuit) – what are their similarities and differences? Today, … Read more
Author | Wanli Produced by | Automotive Electronics and Software 1. BOOT Source Have you ever encountered a scenario where a new software installation on your computer prompts you to Reboot? Here, Reboot is commonly understood as restarting, while Boot means to start up. But have you ever wondered why the term for computer startup … Read more
Exploring and Grasping Innovation Directions and Development Models of Automotive Chips Introduction Chips are the cornerstone driving the automotive industry towards greater safety, intelligence, efficiency, and comfort. The performance of automotive chips has become one of the key competitive advantages of Chinese smart automotive products and reflects the overall strength of China’s chip industry to … Read more
With the development of ICT technology, a single SOC’s computing power can undertake more services. The expansion of network bandwidth and features such as low latency and differentiated services make business deployment and function allocation more flexible. For example: perception, fusion, planning, control, and execution can be decoupled. The electronic and electrical architecture transitions from … Read more
With the development of ICT technology, the computing power of a single SOC can undertake more services. The expansion of network bandwidth and characteristics such as low latency and differentiated services make the deployment of services and allocation of functions more flexible. For example: perception, fusion, planning, control, and execution can be decoupled. Automotive service … Read more
Although every Android phone manufacturer has shouted “to surpass Apple” at their press conferences, compared to the iPhone, Android flagship models in the past two years have not only fallen behind in performance but also faced overheating issues. In 2021, how to suppress the heat and power consumption of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chip became … Read more
Click the top Computer Enthusiasts to follow us With the release of the Kirin 9000 and Samsung Exynos 1080, the Android smartphone chip sector has officially entered the 5nm era. Unfortunately, the CPU architecture of the Kirin 9000 still lingers at the ARM Cortex-A77 stage released last year, while the Exynos 1080, although equipped with … Read more
As an open hardware instruction set architecture (ISA) based on Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC), the design philosophy of RISC-V emphasizes “simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Although RISC-V still needs continuous efforts and improvements in ecosystem building, software support, and security issues, it has already shown strong vitality and broad development prospects in fields such … Read more
In embedded development, we often encounter some technical terms, such as CPU, MPU, MCU, and SOC. These technical terms are frequently used and are often topics of questions in interviews. Let’s take a look at their characteristics and differences. CPU CPU stands for Central Processing Unit, which is the core of computation and control in … Read more
Abstract This article explores the roles of DCU, MCU, and MPU in the electronic and electrical architecture of autonomous driving, comparing the advantages of distributed and centralized architectures, as well as the development history of ADAS systems from L0 to L2+. It focuses on the differences between MCU and MPU, and their key roles in … Read more