D&R Headline News (July 2024)

Headlines for Wednesday Jul. 31, 2024

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Sondrel's SFA 100 is ideal for AI at the Edge

Sondrel (AIM: SND), a leading provider of ultra-complex custom chips for leading global technology brands, has optimised its SFA 100 to make it ideal for battery-powered, AI at the Edge applications.

• Weebit Nano and DB HiTek tape-out ReRAM module in DB HiTek's 130nm BCD process
• FuriosaAI and GUC Partner on RNGD, the Most Efficient AI Accelerator for LLMs
• Weebit Nano moves closer to availability at DB HiTek; tapes out first chip

Headlines for Tuesday Jul. 30, 2024

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Alphawave Semi Launches Industry's First 3nm UCIe IP with TSMC CoWoS Packaging

Alphawave Semi has launched the industry's first 3nm successful silicon bring-up of Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe™) Die-to-Die (D2D) IP with TSMC’s Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate (CoWoS®) advanced packaging technology.

• Faraday Reports Second Quarter 2024 Results
• Rambus Reports Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results
• Rambus Expands Industry-Leading Memory Interface Chip Offering to High-Performance PCs with DDR5 Client Clock Driver

Headlines for Monday Jul. 29, 2024

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Raaam signs lead licensee for SRAM replacement technology

Memory IP licensing startup Raaam Memory Technologies Ltd. (Petah Tikva, Israel) has signed a major fabless chip company as its lead partner to help it develop an alternative to static RAM.

• RAAAM Memory Technologies Secures 5.25M€ from the European Innovation Council for its Groundbreaking On-Chip Memory Solution
• Release of Post-Quantum Cryptographic Standards Is Imminent
• Weebit Nano to present test results of ReRAM performance on GlobalFoundries 22FDX® wafers at FMS 2024
• Silicon-Proven 14-Bit 4.32 GSps Wide Band ADC IP Core with Time-Interleaved Pipeline Architecture Now Available for Whitebox Licensing with No Royalty Fees

Headlines for Friday Jul. 26, 2024

• Fractile raises $15m seed funding to develop radical new AI chip and unlock exponential performance improvements from frontier AI models

Headlines for Thursday Jul. 25, 2024

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Ceva Bluetooth Low Energy and 802.15.4 IPs Bring Ultra-Low Power Wireless Connectivity to Alif Semiconductor's Balletto Family of MCUs

Balletto BLE 5.3 and Matter Wireless Microcontroller family features Neural Co-Processor for AI/ML Workloads targeting wireless audio and the smart home

• Agile Analog delivers customizable IP on GlobalFoundries' FinFet and FDX processes
• Ian Walsh appointed as Sondrel's Regional VP for America
• Systems Designed Today Must Support Post-Quantum Cryptography Tomorrow

Headlines for Wednesday Jul. 24, 2024

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Imagination Technologies announces new capital investment from Fortress Investment Group

Imagination Technologies today announced a new investment by funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group LLC. Under the terms of the agreement, Fortress has provided Imagination with a $100 million convertible term loan.

• Comcores supports BAE systems as a key partner with JESD204C IP
• Alphawave Semi: Q2 2024 Trading and Business Update
• Efinix Releases Topaz Line of FPGAs, Delivering High Performance and Low Power to Mass Market Applications

Headlines for Tuesday Jul. 23, 2024

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Faraday Adds Video Interface IP to Support All Advanced Planar Nodes on UMC Platform

Faraday Technology today announced that its MIPI D-PHY and V-by-One (VBO) PHY IP portfolios now support processes that range from 55nm to 22nm on UMC platform.

Headlines for Monday Jul. 22, 2024

• JEDEC Unveils Plans for DDR5 MRDIMM and LPDDR6 CAMM Standards to Propel High-Performance Computing and AI
• U.S.-China Tech War Likely to Escalate, Analysts Say
• TSMC Reports Second Quarter EPS of NT$9.56
• Source Photonics Licenses 800G Transceiver Module Designs from Intel
• China's EDA startup X-Epic forced to lay off staff, says report
• MIPI C-D Combo PHY and DSI Controller IP Cores, Silicon Proven, Immediate licensing at a Competitive Price for Your Next Project

Headlines for Friday Jul. 19, 2024

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RISC-V Shows Ambitious Prospects in Europe

The European tech landscape is witnessing a notable evolution with the growing embrace of RISC-V, the open-source instruction set architecture.

• Samsung Slows Opening of Texas Fab Despite CHIPS Stimulus
• Tata Technologies partners with Arm to drive innovation in software-defined vehicles (SDVs)

Headlines for Thursday Jul. 18, 2024

• John Chubb becomes Sondrel's CEO
• CXL Fulfills AI's Need for Open Industry Standard Interconnect

Headlines for Wednesday Jul. 17, 2024

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Synopsys Advances Automotive Security with Industry's First IP Product to Achieve Third-Party Certification for ISO/SAE 21434 Cybersecurity Compliance

Synopsys ARC HS Functional Safety Processor IP Accelerates Qualification of Chips for Connected Vehicles

• Quadric's 3rd Generation Chimera GPNPU Product Family Expands to 864 TOPs, Adds Automotive-Grade Safety Enhanced Versions

Headlines for Tuesday Jul. 16, 2024

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Allegro DVT Launches The Industry's First Real-Time VVC/H.266 Encoder IP

Allegro DVT, the leading provider of video encoding and decoding semiconductor IP solutions, today announced the availability of its E320 video encoder IP which supports the latest VVC/H.266 codec.

• Expedera Achieves ISO 26262 ASIL-B Automotive Safety Certification
• Crypto Quantique partners with silicon IP distributors across Asia to deliver quantum-driven chip security
• Qualitas Semiconductor Announces First Domestic Development of PCIe 6.0 PHY IP
• Electronic System Design Industry Posts $4.5 Billion in Revenue in Q1 2024, ESD Alliance Reports (PRNewsfoto/SEMI)

Headlines for Monday Jul. 15, 2024

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OPENEDGES Successfully Validated Its 7nm HBM3 Testchip

OPENEDGES Technology, Inc (OPENEDGES), the leading provider of memory subsystem IP, is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, The Six Semiconductor Inc (TSS), has successfully brought-up and validated its HBM3 testchip in 7nm process technology.

• L&T Semiconductor Technologies Partners with CP Plus to develop Semiconductor Chips for CCTV Camera Solutions
• L&T Semiconductor to acquire chip design company SiliConch
• Advanced MIPI DSI Tx & Rx Controller IP Cores: Low-Power, Cost-Effective Solutions for Modern Display SoCs

Headlines for Friday Jul. 12, 2024

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SiFive Becomes First IP Supplier to Achieve Automotive ISO/SAE 21434:2021 Product Certification

In the era of software-defined vehicles (SDVs), cybersecurity isn't just a buzzword; it's a critical necessity. SDVs are increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks thanks to their interconnected systems, huge size of software and vast amounts of data being generated and processed.

• Graphcore joins SoftBank Group to build next generation of AI compute
• SEALSQ RISC-V Semiconductors is Pioneering Sustainability Through Decentralized Processing

Headlines for Thursday Jul. 11, 2024

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STMicroelectronics Integrates Ceva Cellular IoT Platform in its NB-IoT Industrial Module

Fully programmable certified ST87M01 LTE Cat-NB2 NB-IoT industrial module leverages Ceva-Waves Dragonfly NB-IoT platform IP to deliver ultra-reliable Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) connectivity

• TSMC June 2024 Revenue Report
• Samsung Electronics To Provide Turnkey Semiconductor Solutions With 2nm GAA process and 2.5D Package to Preferred Networks

Headlines for Wednesday Jul. 10, 2024

• New MIPI SDCA Specification Simplifies Audio Software Architecture and Driver Requirements, Optimizing Integration of Audio Devices into Open Host Platforms
• JEDEC Approaches Finalization of HBM4 Standard, Eyes Future Innovations
• RISC-V Thrives Through Research, International Collaboration

Headlines for Tuesday Jul. 09, 2024

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Siemens advances integrated circuit test and analysis at 5nm and below

Siemens Digital Industries Software today introduced Tessent™ Hi-Res Chain software, a new tool designed to address the critical challenges faced by integrated circuit (IC) design and manufacturing teams in advanced technology nodes, where even minor process variations can significantly impact yield and time-to-market.

• Microchip Technology Expands Processing Portfolio to Include Multi-Core 64-bit Microprocessors
• MIPI C-PHY / D-PHY Combo IP (4.5Gbps) and CSI Tx Controller IP Cores, to meet the highest standards of performance and reliability for a wide range of applications
• SiliconIntervention announces an innovative Fractal-D Audio Amplifier Family

Headlines for Monday Jul. 08, 2024

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Addressing AI While Keeping the MIPSiness In MIPS

MIPS, now targeting AI applications for its application-specific data movement cores, is evolving with a careful eye on its strengths.

• Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 19.3% Year-to-Year in May
• GUC Monthly Sales Report - June 2024
• JEDEC® Announces Publication of Compute Express Link® (CXL®) Support Standards
• Vybium, develops European AI/ML accelerators based on the Stream Computing NPU IP
• QuickLogic Announces $5.26 Million Contract Award

Headlines for Thursday Jul. 04, 2024

• UMC Reports Sales for June 2024
• METASAT Project Celebrates 18 Months of Innovation: Key Developments in Satellite Technology

Headlines for Wednesday Jul. 03, 2024

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eMemory's Security-Enhanced OTP Qualifies on TSMC N5A Process Specializing in High-Performance Automotive Chips

eMemory’s security-enhanced version of NeoFuse OTP has qualified for the TSMC N5A platform - an enhanced process for automotive applications.

Headlines for Tuesday Jul. 02, 2024

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Mixel Announces Immediate Availability of MIPI C-PHY/D-PHY Combo IP on STMicroelectronics 40LP Process Technology

Mixel announced today that its MIPI® C-PHYSM/D-PHYSM Combo IP is now available on STMicroelectronics’ 40nm Low Power process technology (CMOS040LP).

• Tiempo Secure and Menta announce strategic partnership to enhance security solutions
• Flex Logix Boosts AI Accelerator Performance and Long-Term Efficiency
• Introducing Next-Generation Security IPs: Unmatched Protection with EEC, AES, SHA-2, CRP1A, and ECDSA
• C-DAC partners with MosChip and Socionext for design of HPC Processor AUM based on Arm architecture

Headlines for Monday Jul. 01, 2024

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STMicroelectronics restructures for the AI age

STMicroelectronics is fundamentally restructuring its business for the AI age, introducing predictive qualification and fully automated IP, library, test and packaging.

• Altair Signs Agreement to Acquire Metrics Design Automation Inc. Expands Footprint in EDA Industry
• Arteris Joins Russell 2000® Index
• Creating a Center of Excellence for IC Design
• Lattice Introduces New Secure Control FPGA Family with Advanced Crypto-Agility and Hardware Root of Trust
• CEO Interview: Sameer Wasson of MIPS -- "Have a Steady Hand, Don't be Distracted"
• Building Intel's Foundry Ecosystem for the AI Era