FPGA
Zero ASIC Announces Profitable 2025 Close as CEO Outlines Plans for 24-Hour Chip Design and Build Cycles
Zero ASIC CEO Andreas Olofsson announced on LinkedIn that the company will close out 2025 profitable, stating: "I'm happy to tell you that we are going to close out the year profitable! Not many semiconductor startups in history can make that claim!" In a blog article titled "Join the Chip
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Altera Enhances FPGA Portfolio with Agilex Updates and AI-Optimized Visual Designer Studio
Altera announced updates to its Agilex FPGA portfolio and introduced new software tools at its Innovators Day developer conference, aimed at addressing the needs of FPGA developers in markets such as industrial, vision, defense, aerospace, communications, and data centers. The announcements focus
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QuickLogic Launches Aurora PRO with Synopsys Synplify for Enhanced eFPGA Design Efficiency
QuickLogic has introduced Aurora PRO, an updated version of its Aurora FPGA design tool. The tool integrates Synopsys Synplify FPGA synthesis to improve resource utilization and maximum frequency (Fmax) for eFPGA designs. Aurora PRO builds on the Aurora Software Tool Suite, incorpora
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Lattice Boosts AI and Industrial Applications with Expanded Low-Power FPGA Portfolio
Lattice Semiconductor has expanded its small FPGA portfolio with new high I/O density options in the Certus-NX and MachXO5-NX FPGA families, targeting applications in AI, industrial, communications, server, and automotive sectors. The new devices offer multiple logic density and I/O options acros
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QuickLogic to showcase eFPGA and Chiplet Solutions at DAC 2025
QuickLogic Corporation, a developer of embedded FPGA (eFPGA) Hard IP, ruggedized FPGAs, and endpoint AI solutions, will exhibit at the 2025 Chips to Systems Conference (DAC) in San Francisco. The company will present its eFPGA Hard IP and chiplet solutions at Booth #2222 on the second floor of Mo
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QuickLogic joins Intel Foundry chiplet alliance to advance eFPGA chiplet development
QuickLogic Corporation announced its participation in the Intel Foundry Chiplet Alliance, part of the Intel Foundry Accelerator Alliance program. The alliance focuses on creating a secure, standards-based chiplet ecosystem for U.S. Military, Aerospace & Government (USMAG) and commercial marke
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Achronix launches VectorPath 815 FPGA accelerator card for AI and HPC applications
Achronix Semiconductor releases the VectorPath 815 (VP815) PCIe accelerator card, powered by the Speedster 7t1500 FPGA, designed for AI inferencing and high-performance computing (HPC) workloads.The VP815 leverages the Speedster 7t1500 FPGA, which includes 2,560 machine learning processors (M
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Faraday integrates QuickLogic eFPGA into FlashKit-22RRAM SoC for enhanced IoT edge solutions
QuickLogic announced the integration of its eFPGA IP into Faraday Technology Corporation's FlashKit-22RRAM SoC Development Platform. This collaboration aims to provide designers with unparalleled flexibility and adaptability for a wide range of IoT applications. The FlashKit-22RRAM platf
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Intel Sells 51% of Altera to Silver Lake, Appoints New CEO
Today on April 14, 2025, Intel announced it will sell 51% of Altera to Silver Lake for $8.75 billion, making Altera the largest independent FPGA semiconductor company. Intel retains 49% ownership. Raghib Hussain was appointed Altera’s CEO, effective May 5, 2025, succeeding Sandra Rivera.
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Altera to equip students with advanced FPGA and AI development skills using industry-grade tools
Altera announced the launch of Altera University, a comprehensive program designed to introduce students to the world of FPGAs and digital logic programming tools. Altera University aims to provide university professors, researchers, and students with access to a broad collection of pre-developed
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Altera launches Agilex 7 FPGA M-series with integrated high bandwidth memory for AI and Data-intensive applications
Altera announced the production shipments of its Agilex 7 FPGA M-Series, the industry's first high-end, high-density FPGA featuring integrated high bandwidth memory and support for DDR5 and LPDDR5 memory technologies. Offering over 3.8 million logic elements, the Agilex 7 FPGA M-Series is optimiz
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Tachyum demonstrates enhanced reliability with DRAM failover on prodigy universal processor for large-scale AI and HPC applications
Tachyum announced a significant advancement in memory error correction technology with the successful demonstration of DRAM Failover on its Prodigy Universal Processor. This breakthrough enhances reliability for large-scale AI and high-performance computing (HPC) applications, even in the event
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