Inuitive’s NU4100 Targets 3D Sensing

Israeli startup Inuitive has released the NU4100 chip for 3D image processing. Incorporating the company's image-processing accelerators and technology from Arm and Synopsys, the chip targets autonomous machines, AR/VR, and the smarthome market.
18Sep

Silicon Labs Hits the Sidewalk

Silicon Labs’ EFR32G23 and -28 support Amazon’s Sidewalk protocol. One transmits using subGHz FSK; the other FSK and Bluetooth. The company provides the full software stack.
11Sep

NeuPro-M Enhances BF16, FP8 Support

Ceva’s updated NeuPro-M artificial-intelligence accelerator can better handle floating-point and INT4 data, enabling developers to use different types at different neural-network layers to improve performance with less impact on accuracy.
11Sep

Samsung and TSMC Head for 2 nm

Samsung and TSMC are forging ahead with 3 nm and 2 nm silicon processing as well as 3D-packaging technologies. Globally dispersed fab construction continues for old and new nodes.
04Sep

Semidynamics Goes Four Ways

Semidynamics’ new Atrevido 423 CPU brings the company into RISC-V competition with other four-issue licensable cores. Deep customizability and the Gazzillion memory-request queue remain the primary differentiators.
04Sep

Cadence Revs V8 Tensilica Xtensa

The customizable Tensilica Xtensa LX8 adds an L2 cache and branch-target buffer to boost performance. An improved DMA engine should increase performance on AI and other applications.
04Sep

Kalray Speeds Up Its Data Processor

Kalray's Coolidge v2 chip targets network processing for the storage market. It’s based on the company’s massively parallel processor array (MPPA) architecture; it’ll enter production in 2024.
28Aug

Ambiq Microcontrollers Get Healthy

Ambiq’s Apollo4 Lite and Blue Lite target lower-cost fitness bands that require less graphics and display processing. Power is less than that of competitors, although pricing is higher.
28Aug

Five Companies Collaborate on RISC-V

Bosch, Infineon, Nordic, NXP, and Qualcomm are investing in a joint venture to advance RISC-V. Initially focusing on the automotive industry, the venture could address RISC-V’s fragmentation and accelerate its adoption.
28Aug

Simpler x86 Coming Soon

Intel’s proposed x86-S instruction set removes several legacy features, simplifying CPU designs but breaking compatibility with some old software. We expect it to debut in processors in 2025.
21Aug

Security Terms Cause Confusion

Security blocks performing similar functions may have different names depending on the context or industry; some of them are losing their specific meanings. A survey of alternatives allows us to sharpen understanding and communication.
21Aug