Semiconductor IP Industry News
May, 2021

Joint customers successfully use the certified Cadence digital flow and custom/analog tool suite to complete test chip tapeouts on TSMC’s advanced processes

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 27, 2021 - Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) today announced that it is expanding its collaboration with TSMC to accelerate mobile, AI and hyperscale ...

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Highlights:

• Early adopters of Arm’s new mobile solution on the Armv9 architecture have successfully taped out SoCs for mobile devices using the Cadence digital and verification full flows
• Cadence optimizes its RTL-to-GDS digital flow and delivers corresponding 5nm and 7nm RAKs for Arm Cortex-X2, Cortex-A710 and Cortex-A510 CPUs and Mali-G710 GPU
• Cadence enhances ...

Long-reach, high-performance PCIe 5.0 IP with ultra-low power consumption targets hyperscale computing, networking and storage applications

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 24, 2021 - Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) today announced immediate availability of Cadence® IP supporting the PCI Express® (PCIe®) 5.0 specification on TSMC N5 process technology. The next ...

The Spectre FX Simulator's completely new architecture delivers transformative innovation to accelerate verification of memory and SoC designs

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 20, 2021 - Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) today announced the new Cadence® Spectre® FX Simulator, a next-generation FastSPICE circuit simulator that enables the efficient verification of memory ...

The Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre, Xcelium and Quantus platforms have been fully adopted for JVCKENWOOD consumer electronics applications

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 20, 2021 - Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) today announced JVCKENWOOD has adopted the new Spectre® FX Simulator and multiple Cadence® custom, analog, digital and verification solutions to accelerate ...

Cambridge, UK – 19 May, 2021 – Arm today announced that SEMIFIVE, a leading silicon design solutions provider, has joined the Arm ecosystem to accelerate the deployment of application-optimized custom SoC designs built on Arm technology. Through this collaboration with Arm, SEMIFIVE will have access to a broad range of ...

AnDAPT supports powering all Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ and Zynq-7000 FPGAs/SoCs including application-defined use cases employing integrated, flexible, and efficient AmP Power management ICs

DUBLIN, May 18, 2021 - Following up on our previous announcement of power solutions for the Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC, AnDAPT is also introducing power solutions for all ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. and GUANGZHOU, China, May 17, 2021 - GOWIN Semiconductor Corp., the world’s fastest-growing programmable logic company, announces the release of their USB 2.0 Interfacing Solution, allowing GOWIN FPGA designers to easily integrate USB 2.0 connectivity without the need for additional silicon devices. GOWIN’s solution extends its ...

HONG KONG - May 13, 2021 - OnMicro, an innovator in RF semiconductors, today unveiled its new family of multi-protocol Bluetooth SoCs. These devices are designed to deliver high performance for smart watches, voice remote controllers, Bluetooth MESH, smart home devices, wireless keyboards / mice and more. The HS6621 SoC ...

Bluespec, Inc. joins the Xilinx Partner Program and releases two RISC-V processor families, optimized for use on Xilinx FPGAs.

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., May 12, 2021 - Bluespec, Inc., a founding member of RISC-V International and supplier of RISC-V processor IP and tools, announced that they have joined the Xilinx Partner Program and ...

HOD HASHARON, Israel and SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 11, 2021 - Weebit Nano Ltd. (ASX:WBT), a leading developer of next-generation semiconductor memory technology, and Silvaco, Inc., a leading supplier of EDA software and design IP, will jointly deliver a poster presentation on new developments in ReRAM simulation at the 13th ...

Cadence achieves recognition for 3nm test vehicle tapeout for next-generation GAA technology, Pegasus Verification System 5nm/7nm certification, 3nm AMS enablement and automotive reference flow enablement

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 4, 2021 - Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) today announced that it has received four 2020 SAFE EDA awards from Samsung Foundry. ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 4, 2021 - Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced it has completed its acquisition of MorethanIP, a provider of Ethernet Digital Controller IP supporting data rates from 10G to 800G. This acquisition expands Synopsys' DesignWare® Ethernet Controller IP portfolio with the addition of MAC and PCS ...

3rd May 2021 - T2M-IP, the global independent Semiconductor IP Cores, SW & Technology provider, is pleased to announce the availability of a BLE/15.4 2.4GHz + Sub-GHz Multi-Protocol RF Transceiver Phy KGD & IP based on 40nm ULP technology for custom system-in-package (SiP) or multi-chip package (MCP) solutions, or SoC ...

• Astera Labs Aries Smart Retimers resolve signal integrity issues for high-performance server, storage, cloud and workload optimized systems
• Avery PCIe and CXL Verification IP enabled Astera Labs to get to market faster

Tewksbury, MA., April 28, 2021 - Avery Design Systems, a leader in functional verification solutions, today announced that Astera Labs, ...

Configurable SiFive RISC-V AI SoC Development Platform is built on 14nm Samsung process technology to accelerate custom Machine Learning solutions

SAN MATEO, Calif. - April 29, 2021 - The SiFive RISC-V AI SoC Development Platform combines SiFive RISC-V technology, high-speed peripherals, and multiple AI accelerator blocks. The collaborative effort was further ...

Partnership Achieves World-first Manufacturing Milestone in Photonic Quantum Computing

PALO ALTO, Calif. & MALTA, N.Y. - May 5, 2021 - PsiQuantum™, the leading quantum computing company focused on delivering a 1 million-plus qubit quantum computer, and GLOBALFOUNDRIES® (GF®), the global leader in feature-rich semiconductor manufacturing, today announced a major breakthrough in ...

MILPITAS, Calif., May 04, 2021 - Vitesco Technologies, a leading international supplier of state-of the-art automotive powertrain technologies and electrification solutions, has selected Lumissil Microsystems HomePlug Green PHY IS32CG5317 communications IC solution for EV charging.

Lumissil Microsystems IS32CG5317 is the most advanced automotive grade Green PHY chip available on the market. ...