Shining a Light on Ray Tracing
| Paper Submitted by Imagination Technologies | Shining a light on ray tracing For anyone who knows anything about real-time 3D graphics, something truly exciting is taking place in the industry right now: the proliferation of real-time ray tracing. Often described as the ‘holy grail’ of computer graphics, ray tracing Read More
“ASIC 2020” – ASIC and ASIC Success Redefined
| Paper Submitted by Jack Harding, president and CEO, eSilicon | Introduction A major shift in the application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) market has occurred over the past five years. The forces at play are most evident at the top end of the market, but they will impact the entire customer Read More
Chiplets: Open Market or Joint Venture?
| Paper Submitted by Dr. Carlos Macian, Senior Director AI Strategy & Products, eSilicon Corporation | “Chiplet” has become a buzzword and like most of its kind, the success of the buzzword predates the widespread availability of the product by a large margin. However, this is such a conceptually sound Read More
Verification Challenges for RISC-V Adoption
| Paper Submitted by Tom Anderson, Technical Marketing Consultant, OneSpin Solutions | Just a few years ago, the idea of an open-specification processor architecture with open-source implementations available would have been dismissed by many. Modern processor designs are highly complex, with such advanced features as multi-stage pipelines, multi-level caches, out-of-order Read More
Architecting SoCs for Success at “The Edge”
This article is based on a presentation by Paul Martin, Head of the Sondrel Architecture Team, who was invited to speak at an ARM seminar in Stockholm. Sondrel holds an accreditation as an Arm Approved Design Partner. Introduction An observable trend over the last 3 years is that the ‘Internet of Read More
Advanced MRAM Technology – Using MRAM In Place Of SRAM
Submitted by Spin Memory, Inc. USING MRAM IN PLACE OF SRAM LOWER COST, LOWER ENERGY, NON-VOLATILE, AND RAD HARD Systems-on-chip (SoCs) rely heavily on SRAM technology for high-speed access to frequently used data. SRAM is ubiquitous: probably every SoC, ASSP and processor uses SRAM, and, for a number of devices Read More
PowerVR Virtualization: A Critical feature For Automotive GPUs
By Imagination Technologies Limited What is GPU virtualization? Conceptually, virtualization is the capability of a device to host one or more virtual machines (VMs) that each behaves like actual independent machines with their own operating system (OS), all running on the same underlying device hardware. In regard to GPUs, this Read More
Fundamentals of Reliable Flash Storage – Understanding Performance
By the Hyperstone Team 1. Abstract This paper explains the different dimensions that are used to classify performance in flash storage. It will highlight the difference between crucial performance numbers and explain why these numbers should only be considered as a rough point of reference. The reasons for this are Read More
Secure the IoT Ecosystem and Standardize IoT Usage with Silicon Licensing
By Jerome Rampon, CEO, Algodone Abstract Internet of Things (IoT) promises great business opportunities for the semiconductor companies, system integrators, and service providers. However, IoT security is a major concern to this promised growth because there are many weak security links in the IoT ecosystem. This article proposes a way Read More
Smart sensors fulfilling the promise of the IoT
Paper submitted by Bosch The Internet of Things (IoT) is all about making life simpler and more exciting for consumers by interconnecting the world around them. But how can this promise of the IoT be fulfilled? In the world of IoT, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensors form the backbone of the Read More
CEO Interviews – Dr. Ron Black, Imagination Technologies
Dr. Ron Black CEO, Imagination Technologies You’ve been with Imagination for just over three months, what is your vision for Imagination going forward? Imagination is an iconic company that led the way in low-power, high-performance graphics and parlayed a great customer experience in that area into a broader IP supplier Read More
CEO Interview – Paul Boudre, Chief Executive Officer, Soitec
Why does Soitec have a unique position in the industry? Over the last few years, Soitec has built an organization capable of elevating itself in the value chain, learning what the end customer road map is and working with our customers’ customers to enable options and technical solutions. We are Read More
CEO Interview – Russ Garcia, CEO of Menlo Micro
Where did the idea of the Digital Micro Switch technology come from? Our lineage of innovation & entrepreneurship starts with the "Wizard of Menlo Park" himself, Thomas A. Edison. Born out of a decade-long effort at General Electric's Global Research Center, Menlo Micro is bringing to the market a series Read More
CEO Interview – Dr. Naveen Rao, Nervana Systems
Dr. Naveen Rao CEO & Co-founder, Nervana Systems I’d like to start with an introduction of yourself and your educational and professional background. I’ve been thinking about artificial intelligence for a long time. I used to read a lot of Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke. It worked out in my favor that Read More
CEO Interview – Greg Waters, Integrated Device Technology
Greg Waters Integrated Device Technology: New Partnerships to Fuel Future Growth Tell us about IDT – your vision and interests for the upcoming years. Where do you see the company going? My vision is for IDT to continue on its path to becoming a world-class technology company, both fiscally Read More
CEO Interview – Faraj Aalaei
Faraj Aalaei, CEO of Aquantia GSA sat down with the CEO of Aquantia and 32-year industry veteran, Faraj Aalaei, to discuss his growing company. We discussed his insights into their numerous rounds of funding and how to successfully contribute to the ‘big data’ trend in the semiconductor industry. 1. Aquantia received numerous awards last Read More
CEO Interview – Dan Glotter, Optimal+
Dan Glotter, CEO, Optimal+ 1. What was the inspiration for founding Optimal+? My concept for Optimal+ started while I was working at Intel. I was working in wafer manufacturing and decided to move into test operations. What was most surprising to me was the level of automation, tools and methodologies that were Read More
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| Abstract Deadline | January 28 | April 26 | July 26 | October 25 |
| Article Deadline | January 18 | March 29 | June 28 | September 20 |