Two rumors about Qualcomm, Arteris, and DSP architectures lead to tantalizing speculation about a new type of DSP-based IP subsystem. Continue reading »

Will the success of the open source movement in software and even hardware cause changes in silicon IP business models? Continue reading »

Connecting a multitude of internal and third party IP requires ever advancing on-chip bus technology from big players like ARM, OCI-IP and INTEL as well as startups like Arteris and Sonics. Continue reading »

What to you think was the most commonly repeated phrase at this year’s Design Automation Conference (DAC)? Was it verification? Perhaps it was embedded SoCs? Or where is the beer? The phrase that I heard most often was “cache coherency,” thanks in large measure to an announcement from ARM and their huge ecosystem of partners. Still, as unexciting as this phrase may seem, the repetition did finally catch my attention. Continue reading »

Traditional responses to increased SoC complexity, such as greater aggregation, tighter integration and more comprehensive verification, now face new inflections in the changing world of semiconductor IP development. Such challenges present fresh opportunities to both engineers and the bloggers who cover them. Continue reading »