Article Hero Image Not only is Apple investing in ARM’s initial public offering in the US, filed paperwork has revealed that the pair have signed a long-term collaboration agreement spanning potentially more than two decades. Established in 1990, ARM began as a joint venture between Acorn Computers, Apple Computer, and VLSI Technology. And, earlier on…
According to fresh SEC filings from Arm, the chip IP designer has secured a slew of industry investors ahead of the company’s impending IPO. Aiming for a strong start to what Reuters reports is projected to be a $52 billion IPO valuation, Arm has been seeking out major industry customers as cornerstone investors, successfully lining…
Demand for generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications is so high that NVIDIA’s high-performance compute GPUs like A100 and H100 are reportedly sold out for quarters to come. Dozens of companies are developing AI-oriented processors these days and, like the gold rushes of old, the tool suppliers are some of the biggest winners. As part of…
Intel and Synopsys this week signed an agreement under which Synopsys will develop a portfolio of various IP offerings for Intel 3 and 18A fabrication technologies for Intel Foundry Services (IFS) customers. The availability of industry-standard IP from Synopsys will significantly simplify the development of chips for both current and potential IFS customers. A noteworthy…
Designing chips for modern, leading-edge manufacturing technologies is an expensive endeavor. Still, dozens of companies have already adopted TSMCs N3 and N3E (3 nm-class) fabrication processes, according to disclosures made by TSMC and Synopsys. “Synopsys IP for TSMC’s 3nm process has been adopted by dozens of leading companies to accelerate their development time, quickly achieve silicon…
In a surprising turn of events, Cadence and Rambus entered into a definitive agreement late last week for Cadence to buy memory physical interface IP and SerDes businesses from Rambus. As a result, Cadence will get a comprehensive portfolio of memory PHY IP and an established client base. Meanwhile, with the sale of its PHY…
Intel Foundry Services (IFS) this week soft-launched their new Intel 16 process technology, a 16nm-class node that will be used for the production of low-power chips for everyday workloads. The updated legacy node, derived from Intel’s existing 22FFL process tech, is aimed at cost-conscientious customers who are producing simpler chips that don’t require the performance…
Alongside some new announcements for their 2nm process node plans, TSMC has also released a progress and roadmap update for their N3 family process technologies at today’s 2023 North American Technology Symposium. TSMC’s final generation of FinFET-based process nodes, the N3 family is expected to remain around in some shape or form for many years…
Synopsys has introduced the industry’s first full-stack AI-powered suite of electronic design automation tools that covers all stages of chip design, from architecture to design and implementation to manufacturing. The Synopsys.ai suite promises to radically reduce development time, lower costs, improve yields, and enhance performance. The set of tools is set to be extremely useful for…
Production of chips using leading-edge process technologies requires more compute power than ever. To address requirements of 2nm nodes and beyond, NVIDIA is rolling out its cuLitho software library that uses the company’s DGX H100 systems based on H100 GPUs and promises to increase performance available to mask shops within a reasonable amount of consumed…
