D&R Headline News (October 2021)

Headlines for Friday Oct. 29, 2021

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Truechip Introduces Silicon IP For Network on Chip (NoC) Focussed For Tilelink RISC-V Chips

Truechip, the Verification IP Specialist, today announced that it has introduced a Silicon IP to its product offering in addition to its existing Verification IP product line. This silicon IP named as NoC Silicon IP for RISC-V based chips supporting the TileLink protocol.

• Cadence Extends Battery Life and Improves User Experience for Next-Generation Hearables, Wearables and Always-On Devices
• eMemory Receives 2021 TSMC OIP Partner of the Year Award for Embedded Memory IP
• proteanTecs Receives 2021 TSMC OIP Partner of the Year Award

Headlines for Thursday Oct. 28, 2021

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Europe opens extended investigation into ARM-Nvidia deal

The European Commission has formally opened an in-depth investigation into the ARM-Nvidia deal and is due to report by March 2022

• S2C Delivers VU19P FPGA-based Logic Matrix LX2 - a New Benchmark in High-performance & High-density Prototyping
• AccelerComm Announces 5G IP with O-RAN Acceleration Abstraction Layer (AAL) Interface
• SiFive has briefly pulled back the curtains on its most powerful Risc-V processor yet.
• Samsung to triple foundry capacity
• Morris Chang says domestic US chip supply chain is impossible
• Codasip Founder Karel Masarik elected to RISC-V Technical Steering Committee
• Semiconductor Sector Shows Signs of Cooling
• Faraday Reports Third Quarter 2021 Revenues at NT$2,218 Million, Up 31% QoQ
• SiPearl: collaboration with Intel to accelerate exascale supercomputing deployment in Europe
• VESA Publishes Embedded DisplayPort Standard Version 1.5
• GlobalFoundries Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering
• Achronix Demonstrates Speedster7t High-Performance Interfaces
• Annual Foundry Revenue Expected to Reach Historical High Once Again in 2022 with 13% YoY Increase with Chip Shortage Showing Sign of Easing
• Rapid Silicon Announces Seed Funding of $15M

Headlines for Wednesday Oct. 27, 2021

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TSMC Details The Benefits of Its N3 Node

The N3 node, which will provide more of a technological leap than N4, is planned to go into volume production in the second half of 2022. N3 will indeed offer customers the kind of performance improvements they might hope for from a major node jump, though the speed improvement will be at the low-end of TSMC’s projected aspirations from last year; the company also just missed its target for density improvement.

• Omni Design Announces Availability of LiDAR Receiver Subsystem
• Xilinx and Leading Broadcast and AV System and IP Integrators Deliver Complete, Production-Ready Multimedia Streaming End-Point Solutions
• Arteris IP Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering
• TSMC Recognizes Partners of the Year at 2021 OIP Ecosystem Forum
• JEDEC Publishes Update to DDR5 SDRAM Standard Used in High-Performance Computing Applications
• Cadence Integrity 3D-IC Platform Supports TSMC 3DFabric Technologies for Advanced Multi-Chiplet Designs
• Siemens collaborates with TSMC on design tool certifications for TSMC's advanced technologies and other industry milestones
• Synopsys and TSMC Drive Chip Innovation with Development of Broadest IP Portfolio on TSMC N4P Process
• Achronix and MoSys Partner to Target 5G Wireless and Broadband Networking Acceleration
• SD 5.1/eMMC 5.1 Host and Device Controllers with Matching PHYs for all kind of Portable Memory Storage Devices, making it easy to integrate a wide range of Applications in your products

Headlines for Tuesday Oct. 26, 2021

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TSMC Expands Advanced Technology Leadership with N4P Process

TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today introduced its N4P process, a performance-focused enhancement of the 5-nanometer technology platform. N4P joins the industry’s most advanced and extensive portfolio of leading-edge technology processes.

• Analog Bits to Present Papers, Demo of N5 Working Silicon, and Roadmap on IPs for TSMC N4 and N3 Processes
• Codasip boosts Studio processor design tools with AXI automation
• QuickLogic Announces First eFPGA IP From Australis IP Generator on UMC 22nm Process

Headlines for Monday Oct. 25, 2021

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videantis processing platform reduces cost, increases flexibility of fail-operational systems

Today, videantis, a leading supplier of deep learning, computer vision, image processing and video coding solutions, announced availability of its technological platform for fail-operational processing at reduced cost for both smart sensors as well as highly integrated central ECUs.

• Crypto Quantique partners with Macronix to add ArmorFlash support to its IoT security management platform
• Xiphera expands its AEAD portfolio
• ISDB-S3 Demodulator IP Core is now available for licensing to STB & TV SoC Manufacturers
• IAR Systems extends functional safety offering for RISC-V with leading build tools for Linux
• North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts September 2021 Billings

Headlines for Friday Oct. 22, 2021

• Vidatronic Joins the Silicon Catalyst Semiconductor Ecosystem as an In-Kind Partner

Headlines for Thursday Oct. 21, 2021

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Silex Insight offers low-power embedded video solution for manufacturing and automotive

Silex Insight has engineered a hardware solution for easy, low-energy, low-resource compression, and transport of high-quality video in industrial environments. The IP block implements the Colibri video codec and can be easily integrated on all FPGA platforms used in the industry.

• Alphawave IP Group plc Q3 Trading Statement
• Flex Logix Announces Production Availability Of InferX X1 PCIe Boards for Edge AI Systems
• BrainChip Begins Taking Orders of Akida AI Processor Development Kits
• Siemens accelerates IP validation by 1,000X at Arm using ML-powered Solido Variation Designer on AWS Graviton2
• Green Hills Software Creates Clear Path for Arm Cortex-A78AE Early Adopters in High-Performance Critical Embedded Systems
• Cadence Demonstrates IP Test Silicon for PCI Express 6.0 Specification on TSMC N5 Process
• Cadence Digital and Custom/Analog Flows Achieve the Latest TSMC N3 and N4 Certifications

Headlines for Wednesday Oct. 20, 2021

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NSCore, Inc. introduces its OTP+ solution to address the IoT market need for an Ultra-Low-Power OTP NVM IP Solution in 40nm

Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) technology is a critical component of the IoT chips built in advanced technologies like 40nm. The NSCore OTP+, One-Time-Programmable Plus, NVM has the unique feature of being able to be re-programmed to address the potential changes in software late in the product development process.

• Synopsys Expands Strategic Technology Collaboration with TSMC to Extend 3D-System Integration Solutions for Next-Generation High-Performance Computing Designs
• TSMC's Japan Expansion Puts Profit at Risk
• Enyx releases nxFramework version 5.4 for subscribers which includes new ULL IP cores and 40G support
• De-RISC, the H2020 project which will create the first RISC-V fully European platform for aerospace, celebrates its second anniversary
• Synopsys Digital and Custom Design Platforms Achieve Certification for TSMC N3 Process

Headlines for Tuesday Oct. 19, 2021

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eTopus introduces 400G(4x100G) LR IP solution incorporating new FEC & ePHY with combined latency of sub 10ns

eTopus Technology, a pioneer of ultra-high-speed ADC/DSP-based SerDes for wireline applications is proud to introduce its new 400G Long Range (LR) IP solution incorporating Forward Error Correction (FEC) IP and the eTopus DSP-based production-proven SerDes PHY (ePHY) IP with combined latency of sub 10ns.

• Omni Design Announces Silicon Validated Data Converters on TSMC 16nm Process
• GlobalFoundries Announces Launch of Initial Public Offering
• Cadence Introduces Comprehensive Safety Solution for Faster Certification of Automotive and Industrial Designs
• Enabling end-to-end 5G networks on Arm
• Arm transforms the economics of IoT with Virtual Hardware and a new solutions-led offering
• MegaChips Deploys Omni Design's Silicon-Validated Data Converters
• Arteris IP FlexNoC Interconnect Licensed by Eyenix for AI-Enabled Imaging/Digital Camera SoC
• Alibaba Cloud Unveils New Server Chips to Optimize Cloud Computing Services
• Precise-ITC to Exhibit at CEATEC 2021 ONLINE
• MIPI RFFE (RF Front-End Control Interface) v3.0 Master and Slave Controller IP Cores for ultimate control of your RF Front-end Cellular or Base station SoC's with Low Power Consumption and Reduced Latencies

Headlines for Monday Oct. 18, 2021

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PragmatIC Semiconductor Secures $80 Million Funding

This scale-up investment will be used to build a second FlexLogIC fab in the North East of England, to meet the growing demand for ultra-low-cost flexible integrated circuits (FlexICs) for the Internet of Everything, and strengthening the position of the UK in its ambition to be a leading designer and manufacturer of next generation semiconductors.

• Global Silicon Wafer Shipments Projected to Log Robust Growth Through 2024, SEMI Reports
• Defacto enables ETRI to Automate IP Integration and Build Complex AI Chips
• Imperas Models for Arm Processors now available in TESSY by Razorcat

Headlines for Friday Oct. 15, 2021

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Semiconductor Industry Veteran Doug Ridge Has Joined CAST, Inc.

Silicon intellectual property (IP) provider CAST, Inc. today announced that Dr. Doug Ridge has joined the company, filling the new position of Director of Business Development.

Headlines for Thursday Oct. 14, 2021

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Europe to extend investigation of Nvidia-ARM deal

A deal for Nvidia to acquire processor licensor ARM is facing an extended EU antitrust investigation, according to a Reuters report. The report also values the deal at $54 billion.

• TSMC Reports Third Quarter EPS of NT$6.03
• IC Industry at Heart of Possible China Takeover of Taiwan
• Samsung Foundry Promises Gate All-Around in '22
• intoPIX delivers new JPEG XS 4K60 HDMI evaluation design on Intel Cyclone 10 GX Development Platform
• Rambus Announces Departure of Chief Financial Officer
• SmartDV Announces Reusable Plug-and-Play Validation Solution to Test Prototype Silicon
• CrossBar Announces New ReRAM Use for FTP and OTP Memory Applications
• Electronic System Design Industry Logs Double-Digit Q2 2021 Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth, ESD Alliance Reports
• TechInsights Acquires The Linley Group to Further Expand Its Platform of Semiconductor Content

Headlines for Wednesday Oct. 13, 2021

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Alphawave IP announces production availability of new PCIe-CXL solution on TSMC N5 process for storage and broader chiplet market

Alphawave IP, a global leader in high-speed connectivity for the world's leading technology infrastructure, announces production availability of a new 5nm connectivity IP focused on the PCIe-CXL market.

• Rambus Advances Server Memory Performance with the Industry's First 5600 MT/s DDR5 Registering Clock Driver
• Wi-Fi 802.11 ax + Bluetooth LE v5.3 + 15.4 2.4GHz RF Transceiver IP Core in 22nm ULL, available for immediate licensing for IoT applications.
• Agile Analog Names In-Q-Tel as Newest Investor, Demonstrating Endorsement in Company's disruptive analog IP offering

Headlines for Tuesday Oct. 12, 2021

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MosChip Announces Multi-Protocol Long Range 8G SerDes PHY in 28nm

MosChip Technologies Limited, a semiconductor and system design services company, unveils today a multi-protocol Long Range (LR) 8G SerDes PHY in 28nm. MosChip has over a twenty-year track record in designing semiconductor IP, products, and SoCs for IoT, networking, industrial, and consumer applications.

• New Siemens Aprisa IC place-and-route software version targets faster time-to-market with performance improvements
• Silex Insight announces record-breaking speed for their ChaCha20-Poly1305 solution - 800Gbps (ASIC) / 100Gbps (FPGA)

Headlines for Monday Oct. 11, 2021

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Andes Technology USA Corp. Announces Major Expansion of Its U.S. Operation

Andes Technology USA is greatly increasing engineering headcount in both the San Jose, California headquarters and its Portland, Oregon research and development facility. Andes Technology USA is seeking engineers in the U.S. and Canada to work remotely or in the Portland or San Jose offices. Openings are available for design engineers, verification engineers, and field application engineers.

• CFX announces commercial availability of anti-fuse OTP technology on 40nm Logic process
• 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet PHY IP Cores including MAC Controller is available for immediate licensing for your advanced SOC to drive Data faster and farther
• MIPI Alliance Completes Development of A-PHY v1.1, Doubling Maximum Data Rate and Adding New Options to Automotive SerDes Interface
• What's driving the acquisitions in the analog design realm?
• Thalia's IP reuse platform joins Cadence Connections EDA Program
• Softbank Leads $50M Series C Funding for Cornami to Bring Real-Time Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) to Market

Headlines for Friday Oct. 08, 2021

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intoPIX releases RTP Packetization IP-cores for JPEG XS Video Encapsulation over SMPTE 2110-22

The IPX-RTP-XS IP-cores perform the RTP packetization and depacketization of JPEG XS video streams and can directly interface with the intoPIX JPEG XS codecs, in full compliance with the IETF JPEG XS transport over RTP and the VSF TR08 recommendation.

• TSMC September 2021 Revenue Report

Headlines for Thursday Oct. 07, 2021

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Synopsys Accelerates Multi-Die Designs with Industry's First Complete HBM3 IP and Verification Solutions

Synopsys' DesignWare® HBM3 Controller and PHY IP, built on silicon-proven HBM2E IP, leverage Synopsys' interposer expertise to provide a low-risk solution that enables high memory bandwidth at up to 921 GB/s.

• Intel backs RISC-V for Nios FPGA processor
• Samsung Foundry Innovations Power the Future of Big Data, AI/ML and Smart, Connected Devices
• Interlaken IP Core for high-speed chip-to-chip applications is now available
• Green Hills Software Expands INTEGRITY Support to Include RISC-V Architecture
• Cadence Accelerates System Innovation with Breakthrough Integrity 3D-IC Platform

Headlines for Wednesday Oct. 06, 2021

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OPENEDGES and The Six Semi Announce Silicon Proven LPDDR5/4/4x PHY in Samsung Foundry 14LPP Technology Operating at 6400Mbps

The Six Semiconductor Inc. (TSS) announces today that it has successfully brought up its Samsung Foundry 14LPP LPDDR5/4/4x PHY IP on its test chip, demonstrating performance of 6400Mbps in LPDDR5 mode.

• Invia partners with Running Springs Technology
• Marvell Extends Data Infrastructure Leadership with TSMC 3nm Platform
• UMC Reports Sales for September 2021
• Rambus Delivers CXL 2.0 Controller with Industry-leading Zero-Latency IDE
• NeuroBlade Raises $83 Million in Series B Funding to Massively Accelerate Data Analytics
• Logic Fruit handed over ARINC818 based Single Board Computer to Hon'able RM at DRDO Directors' Conclave
• Marvell Completes Acquisition of Innovium

Headlines for Tuesday Oct. 05, 2021

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Next generation intelligent wearables enabled by sureCore's ultra-low power memory

As the market for wearable electronics and earbuds grows dramatically, architects are adding more features or ‘smarts’ to create product differentiation. The additional intelligence means that designers are required to add more embedded memory to the chip resulting in increased power demands.

• GUC Monthly Sales Report - September 2021
• Thalia announces new CEO and board structure to support continued growth
• LeapMind Announces the Beta Release of their Ultra-low Power Consumption AI Inference Accelerator IP
• GlobalFoundries Files Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering
• Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 29.7% Year-to-Year, 3.3% Month-to-Month in August
• EdgeCortix Acquires Multiple Patents for Dynamic Neural Accelerator AI Processor Technology
• intoPIX and Lattice to Showcase Latest FPGA-based Lossless Compression Solutions at Vision 2021

Headlines for Monday Oct. 04, 2021

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Arteris IP Announces Filing of Registration Statement for Proposal Initial Public Offering

Arteris IP today announced it has publicly filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") relating to a proposed initial public offering of its common stock.

• Alphacore Inc.: We're partners in the GF FDX Network
• Sondrel India staff numbers to double to handle new business
• Weebit demonstrates successful scaling of its ReRAM technology to 28nm

Headlines for Friday Oct. 01, 2021

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Arasan announces its Total MIPI Soundwire IP Solution with the launch of its Soundwire PHY IP

Arasan Chip Systems, a leading provider of semiconductor IP for the IoT), mobile and automobile SoC's announces the immediate availability of its MIPI Soundwire PHY I/O IP. With this IP, Arasan now provides a Total IP solution for MIPI Soundwire in compliance with the latest Soundwire Specifications v1.2

• WiLAN Signs Wireless License with Motorola
• QuickLogic Announces Strategic Investment by Current Shareholders; Enhances Outlook for the Third Quarter