Recent #DSP news in the semiconductor industry

9 months ago
➀ Advanced audio technology is evolving rapidly to meet new demands such as active noise cancellation and 3D audio; ➁ The challenge of optimizing audio algorithms for modern DSPs requires specialized expertise; ➂ MathWorks and Cadence have partnered to streamline the development process with the Hardware Support Package (HSP) and MATLAB/Simulink.
AIAlgorithm DevelopmentAudioDSPHardware Support Package (HSP)HiFi DSPMATLAB/SimulinkNeuroWeaveProcessor-in-Loop (PIL)
4 months ago

Alphawave Semi is sampling its portfolio of optoelectronics products targeting the high-speed interconnect semiconductor market, expected to exceed $4 billion by 2028. The portfolio includes DSPs for PAM4 and emerging Coherent-lite modulation, using PAM4 SerDes with its WidEye DSP architecture and EyeQ diagnostic technology. The 800G and 1.6T interconnect products support up to 20km optical reach based on PAM4 and Coherent-lite solutions.

Alphawave SemiDSPOptoelectronicssemiconductor
5 months ago

➀ This article introduces a 24 GHz radar sensor reference design from Analog Devices (ADI) that simplifies the development of radar systems for various applications.

➁ The Demorad platform provides a ready-to-use software environment and hardware, enabling rapid prototyping and exploration of radar technology.

➂ The reference design supports multiple radar functionalities such as object detection, movement tracking, and speed measurement, making it suitable for automotive, security, and other industries.

DSPRadar
5 months ago

➀ The MR2001_RD reference design is a powerful tool for developing high-performance 2D radar transceivers, featuring six receive channels and a low phase noise transmitter.

➁ It supports accurate modulation and high-resolution target detection with an update rate of ten measurements per second, thanks to its high-frequency bandwidth.

➂ The design is flexible and adaptable, allowing users to customize the system with their own signal-processing hardware and includes a graphical user interface for visualizing target information.

DSPEthernetNXPRadarautomotive
6 months ago
➀ Cavli Wireless has launched a 3GPP Release 17 compliant cellular IoT module with download speeds up to 3.7 Gbps and upload speeds of 2.5 Gbps; ➁ The module uses a Qualcomm SDX75 baseband chipset with a Quad Core Arm Cortex A55 processor and Hexagon DSP processors; ➂ It supports 4x Carrier Aggregation and a 300MHz bandwidth, and offers eSIM capability and multi-constellation GNSS support.
5GDSPGNSSIoTQualcommconnectivitysemiconductor
7 months ago
➀ AMD is integrating direct RF-sampling data converters into its Versal adaptive SoCs, aiming at high-resolution and high sample-rate RF applications. The Versal RF Series is set to provide advanced capabilities for aerospace and defense, as well as test and measurement markets. ➁ The new series combines high-resolution RF data converters, hard IP DSP compute blocks, AI engines, and an Arm subsystem in a single chip. ➂ The series is expected to deliver up to 80 TOPS of DSP compute power, with improved performance over the previous generation.
AMDDSP
8 months ago
➀ Ubitium, a RISC-V startup, is developing a universal processor that combines CPU, GPU, DSP, and FPGA functionalities.➁ The processor, based on a workload-agnostic microarchitecture, aims to revolutionize the industry.➂ The chip is scheduled to be released in two years, but the timeline might be more aspirational than concrete.
DSPFPGAGPURISC-Vcpusemiconductor
10 months ago
➀ Broadcom has announced the general availability of Sian2, its 200Gbps per lane PAM-4 DSP PHY that supports 100Gbps electrical and 200Gbps optical interfaces. Sian2 and Sian DSPs are designed to enable pluggable modules with 200G/lane interfaces for next-generation AI clusters. ➁ The migration from 400G/800G links with 100G/lane optics to 800G/1.6T links with 200G/lane optics is necessary for higher bandwidth, lower power, lower latency, and lower cost. ➂ Sian2 and Sian DSPs are optimized for 800G and 1.6T optical module platforms, doubling the bandwidth with lower power, lower latency, and lower cost per bit to facilitate AI data center scale.
AIBroadcomDSPData centerEthernetInfiniBandsemiconductor
11 months ago
➀ The reference design by Texas Instruments simplifies speech recognition integration with customizable trigger words and low-power DSP technology. ➁ It features a speaker-independent automatic speech recognizer based on Hidden Markov Models, designed for minimal memory and processing requirements. ➂ The design includes comprehensive resources like software source code, schematics, and a bill of materials, making it adaptable for various applications.
DSPSpeech RecognitionTexas Instruments