Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) are custom-designed chips used for specific applications like cryptocurrency mining, wireless communication, and automotive systems. Recent advancements in ASIC design are focused on performance optimization, energy efficiency, and miniaturization to meet the needs of next-gen electronics. As demand grows for specialized chips in industries such as AI, 5G, and IoT, ASICs remain critical for high-performance solutions that drive system-level efficiency. Their role in customized hardware development is key to supporting global electronics innovation across diverse sectors.
Nvidia is to invest $2 billion in Marvell to ensure that Marvell’s customers for datacentre ASICs have a route to compatibility with Nvidia’s computing platform. With the hyperscalers developing their own ASIC custom silicon for datacentres, as an alternative to buying Nvidia GPUs, Nvidia aims to ensure that Marvell’s custom chips can remain compatible with Nvidia’s datacentre hardware. Marvell is currently ...
The Arm Flexible Access ‘try before you buy’ scheme has been extended. The scheme allows designers low-cost or no-cost access to Arm design tools, only paying the licence fee if the chip tapes out. Arm says it’s been used to create over 400 ICs. The eligibility criteria for startups have been changed: The total amount of money raised by a ...
EnSilica and Codasip have announced a strategic partnership to bring CHERI cybersecurity to automotive, critical national infrastructure, defence and aerospace applications EnSilica, the ASIC specialist, and Codasip, a provider of functionally-safe and cyber-resilient RISC-V CPUs, will enable custom ASICs incorporating CHERI (Capability Hardware Enhanced RISC Instructions), Post-Quantum Cryptographic (PQC) acceleration, and advanced system-level security and safety features. CHERI’s hardware security ...
To address the fall in first-time silicon success rates, Siemens Digital Industries Software has announced the Questa One software suite. Consisting of four tools, the suite targets productivity in IC design using AI-powered automation to accelerate verification. According to Abhi Kolpekwar, vice president and general manager, Digital Verification Technologies, Siemens EDA, the increased complexity of asic and FPGA design means ...
In partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA), mixed-signal ASIC specialist EnSilica, will design and develop a key silicon component to enable multi-band GNSS capabilities. The ESA, NAVISP Element 2 programme helps to increase the competitiveness of participating European states in the global market for satellite navigation and enables these countries to be well positioned to capitalise on emerging market ...
Triad Semiconductor has created Triad Micro Devices (TMD), a wholly-owned fab-less semiconductor division dedicated to developing analogue and mixed-signal integrated circuits for aerospace and defence use. “Having participated in the aerospace and defense industry for numerous years, Triad takes the next strategic leap by establishing TMD as a dedicated center for high-performance high-reliability integrated circuit development,” said TMD CTO Jim ...
Michael Clifford, Roman Trogan and Matthew Hayes say synthetic biology is a reality and explain how a bio-tech startup is working with a seasoned silicon provider to make DNA synthesis universally available. What if we could combine physics with biology and rapidly develop new and affordable, individualised medications on the surface of a silicon chip for the treatment of cancer, ...
Xiphera has announced intellectual property cores for implementing hardware post-quantum cryptography security on FPGAs and asics. Such security is executed on classical computing platforms to protect against quantum computing based attacks. Branded ‘xQlave’, the IP blocks are aimed at quantum-secure key exchange and digital signatures. “Powerful enough quantum computers will be able to break current public-key asymmetric cryptosystems based on ...
EnSilica has opened a new design centre in Bristol, with a staff of 14 engineers and a focus on advanced node ASIC design. The opening follows a period of significant growth, says the company, with Bristol being chosen for its electronics heritage, its university links and the quality of life offered by the city. The design centre is the company’s ...
In a rapidly digitalising world where every electronic product is getting smaller and smarter, standing out from the crowd may seem out of reach for manufacturers. But custom IC design can enable true product differentiation, says Richard Mount. It is estimated that 127 new internet of things (IoT) devices connect to the internet every second (McKinsey Global Institute). To stand ...
