From FPGA to ASIC: The Journey of AI Chip Design

From FPGA to ASIC: The Journey of AI Chip Design

Perhaps some team is designing an embedded inference engine for edge computing, or is furthering automotive vision processing, or perhaps they possess insights in the data center domain that can challenge NVIDIA and Google! However, amidst the broad performance demands, environments, and applications, AI accelerator architectures face unique challenges not only in design but also … Read more

AI Chip Acceleration! FPGA Breakthroughs in AI Computing Power

AI Chip Acceleration! FPGA Breakthroughs in AI Computing Power

High-performance computing chips have become one of the key factors in the competition for the digital economy and artificial intelligence, even determining the outcome of global computing power competition. What is a Computing Power Chip? A computing power chip is a special integrated circuit designed to provide powerful computing capabilities. As the core driving force … Read more

What Are ASICs and FPGAs?

What Are ASICs and FPGAs?

Source: Fresh Date Classroom Original Author: Little Date Jun This article introduces what ASIC is and what FPGA is, as well as the principles of the two. ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) The parallel computing power of GPUs is very strong, but it also has disadvantages, such as high power consumption, large size, and high … Read more

Embracing the Era of Custom Chips with Arm Total Design

Embracing the Era of Custom Chips with Arm Total Design

Arm today announced the launch of “Arm® Total Design” ecosystem, aimed at smoothly delivering custom system-on-chip (SoC) based on Neoverse™ Compute Subsystem (CSS). Arm Total Design brings together leading companies in the industry, including application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) design firms, IP suppliers, EDA tool providers, foundries, and firmware developers, to accelerate and simplify the development … Read more

Beginner’s Guide to Chip Design: Create a CPU in Two Weeks

Beginner's Guide to Chip Design: Create a CPU in Two Weeks

Source: Semiconductor Industry Observation Original Author: Editorial Department According to reports, a software engineer named Adam Majmuda recently shared his experience of designing a CPU from scratch in just two weeks with “no prior experience.” During this short period, Adam claims he has grasped the basics of chip architecture, absorbed the details of chip manufacturing, … Read more

Overview of Embedded Development Boards

Overview of Embedded Development Boards

Article Word Count: 1146 Content Value Index: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The embedded system is defined as: application-centered, based on computer technology, with customizable software and hardware, and a dedicated computer system that meets strict requirements for functionality, reliability, cost, size, power consumption, etc. In other words, an embedded system is a dedicated computer system, which is a … Read more

TWS Headphone Chip Battle: Domestic Vs International

TWS Headphone Chip Battle: Domestic Vs International

Recently, I Love Audio Network published an article titled “TWS Headphone Chip Battle: Domestic Vs International!” This article categorizes the current state of the TWS headphone chip market by local and international methods. Next, we will successively introduce detailed information about each type of chip and chip manufacturers in TWS headphones to help all parties … Read more

Low Power Design of Autonomous Driving Chips

Cassie Ren, an architecture expert at Fuzhuo Microelectronics, graduated from the National University of Singapore and has extensive experience in low power chip design and information security, having previously worked at Realtek Semiconductor in Singapore. Background From the relevant policies being introduced, it is clear that the autonomous driving industry is a key area currently … Read more

Low Power Design for SoC Systems (Part 1) Introduction

Low Power Design for SoC Systems (Part 1) Introduction

Low power design is an indispensable topic in modern chip design. After all, no one wants their phone or other electronic devices to require frequent charging. Especially for small products, many people cannot accept the need for an external power supply to function normally. Since the inception of electronic devices, there has been a continuous … Read more

Common Low-Power Design Methods in Chip Design

Common Low-Power Design Methods in Chip Design

Low-power design is an important aspect of chip design, crucial for extending the battery life of portable devices, reducing energy consumption, and improving overall system performance. Here are some common low-power design methods: 1. Clock-Based Low-Power Design This method involves shutting down or reducing the clock frequency when not needed, as clock activity is the … Read more