• Blog

Are we ready for open-source software in safety-critical embedded systems?

January 19, 2022 Ian Ferguson

Proprietary RTOS / embedded operating systems vendors see growing customer demand for a move toward an open-source model, albeit a modified one that builds trust and confidence that security and safety of both software and hardware can be ensured.

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Trends driving the future of high-performance computing (HPC)

January 19, 2022 Susheel Tadikonda, Scott Durrant, Scott Knowlton, Ruben Molina

Synopsys executives take a look at the top predictions on new markets HPC will enter this year, such as edge HPC, security, and evolving architectures like 3DIC and chiplets that will support HPC applications.

• Technical Article

Understanding and using No-OS and platform drivers

January 17, 2022 Mahesh Phalke

This article describes the use of no-OS (no operating system) drivers and platform drivers for building application firmware. Rapidly advancing technology needs software support (firmware…

• Blog

The building blocks of artificial vision

January 17, 2022 Martin Danzer

Preconfigured embedded vision building blocks offer a faster path to custom AI-accelerated systems needed in a growing list of applications. The eye is the result…

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Unpredictability of quantum is key to IoT security

January 14, 2022 Duncan Jones

Generating encryption keys using quantum mechanics is a major part of the solving the IoT security challenge. This can harness the true unpredictability of quantum mechanics to produce encryption keys that are near-perfectly unpredictable and protected from adversaries.

• Technical Article

Time of flight system design: Depth sensing architecture

January 11, 2022 Tzu-Yu Wu

This article discusses the depth sensing optical system architecture and how to optimize each sub-module to improve sensor and system performance. Optics plays a key…

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What is a system architect in SoC design?

January 11, 2022 Nitin Dahad

With advanced chip design going into billions of gates on advanced nodes, dozens if not hundreds of engineers have to work together across various disciplines. The role of the system architect is vital in enabling the design, similar to that of a conductor in an orchestra.

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Five steps to getting your legacy systems online with IoT

January 11, 2022 Carsten Rhod Gregersen

Connecting your legacy system to enable the full benefits of IoT is not as hard as IT managers might think, if you follow some simple steps.

• Blog

Address digital baseband to unlock THz communications for 6G

January 10, 2022 Onur Sahin

To unlock the ultra-high data rates and high-frequency radio communications integral to future 6G technologies, we need ultra-fast encoding and decoding for the baseband chipset, also known as channel coding, or forward-error-correction.

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Software-defined vehicles drive next-gen connected EV development

January 6, 2022 Nitin Dahad

Software-defined vehicles, software-based simulation and neural processors in EVs and connected cars, with a look at developments from General Motors, Mercedes-Benz and Blackberry.