Synopsys has added RISC-V to its CPU portfolio with three ARC-V families. Application coverage extends from small low-power functions to 64-bit multicore and multicluster high-performance embedded designs.

Imagination has updated its GPU for chips targeting cloud gaming, raising performance and adding DirectX 11 support.

SambaNova Systems has released its fourth-generation AI processor, the SN40. Employing TSMC’s 5 nm technology, it offers 688 FP16 Tflop/s at an estimated TDP of 600 W.

Codasip’s new A730-Cheri RISC-V application CPU is the first commercial implementation of the Cheri fine-grained approach to memory protection that enables omission of a large memory-protection unit

Deployment of powerful AI hardware establishes an installed base for new software, which is more important than showy generative-AI demos.

Integrated-circuit scaling has enabled semiconductors to become an indispensable part of industry. Moore’s Law and Dennard scaling have developed into design- and system-technology co-optimization to overcome the challenges posed by data centers, AI, and consumer demand.