Artificial Intelligence (AI) has undergone rapid advancements in recent years. This progress has led to unique computational requirements for modern AI systems, which traditional CPUs and GPUs cannot fully address. Initially, GPUs offered a solution for running AI models. However, as algorithms and applications have grown more complex, particularly in areas like deep neural networks,…
What are the types of AI chips and how are they classified?
The demand for artificial Intelligence (AI) chips is increasing due to their suitability in certain AI applications. This development mirrors the rise of Graphic Processing Units (GPUs) for 3D applications years ago. However, traditional CPUs and even GPUs often fall short in handling the unique demands of AI workloads, prompting the emergence of AI-specific chips.…
Infineon and Hi-Lo Systems partner on TPM security chips
Infineon Technologies and Hi-Lo Systems, a Taiwan-based IC programming and testing company, announced a partnership to work on Trusted Platform Module (TPM) security chips. Hi-Lo Systems has officially become an Associated Partner of Infineon in the Greater China market and will provide firmware update programming services for Infineon’s OPTIGA TPMs. This will help accelerate time-to-market…
What to expect from microcontrollers in 2023
Microcontrollers are the workhorse behind most embedded systems. They serve as a compact integrated circuit (IC) designed to govern a specific operation in an embedded system. The programmable firmware used in these tiny computers is ideal for and fits well into several applications. Microcontrollers are neither too specific, like application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), nor too…
Broadcom and Tencent partner on commercialization of co-packaged optics network switch
Broadcom Inc. and Tencent Holdings Ltd. have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the adoption of high bandwidth co-packaged optics (CPO) network switches for cloud infrastructure. Under this partnership, Broadcom will provide the 25.6-Tbps Humboldt CPO switch device that features Broadcom’s best-in-class StrataXGS Tomahawk 4 switch chip directly coupled and co-packaged with four 3.2-Tbps Silicon Photonics Chiplets…
Microchip adds to its 8-bit PIC and AVR microcontroller family
With smartphones, autonomous vehicles, and 5G wireless connectivity dominating the landscape of embedded design in 2022, Microchip’s 8-bit PIC and AVR microcontroller (MCU) families are gaining market share. Over the past 50 years, the market for 8-bit MCUs has grown steadily and Microchip currently sells one device for every human in the western hemisphere each…
Vishay enchances its series of automotive-grade, thin-film chip resistors
Vishay Intertechnology announced that the company has enhanced its MC AT precision series of automotive-grade, thin-film chip resistors with a wider range of resistance values in the 0402, 0603, and 0805 case sizes. The Vishay Beyschlag devices combine their high resistance values with TCR of ± 25 ppm/K, tight tolerances of ± 0.1 %, and…