ASIC Accelerators Get DARPA Funding
DARPA has awarded contracts to four teams to develop ASIC accelerators for fully homomorphic encryption as part of its DPRIVE…
How Machines Learn to Listen and Understand
The dynamic audio sensor allows machines to listen, and understand, at low power. It could be useful in the voice-activated…
IBM Unveils Quantum Computing Development Roadmap
IBM has outlined its quantum computing development roadmap that will begin with the release of the Qiskit Runtime open-source software…
Similarity Search Engine Accelerate AI Inference
Splitting out the search portion from an AI model means it can be hardware-accelerated to dramatically reduce latency...
The Rise of RISC-V Processor Designs
The rise of the RISC-V open standard is more about innovation and freedom of choice than an ISA religious war...
Total MPU Sales Surprise With Strong Gains in 2020, More Upside in 2021
Computer CPU processors remain largest MPU category in dollar volume; embedded MPUs demonstrate fastest growth...
Open Source Hardware: What it Means for Chip Makers
Open source hardware is more complex, with multiple layers in the stack, meaning it’s not as simple as shipping software...
Worldwide Tablet Shipments Return to Growth in 2020, Fueled by Unprecedented Demand
The worldwide tablet market had an outstanding fourth quarter (4Q20) with 19.5% YoY growth and shipments totaling 52.2 million units,…
Wafer-Scale Chip to Power AI Supercomputers
Cerebras CS-1 system to be installed at the University of Edinburgh
5G Modems & Processors Shipments Saw a Huge Rise
The number of 5G modems shipped last year more than doubled compared with the previous 12 months, and there was…