German start-up Ubitium reports tape-out of a CGRA processor, which should be suitable for general-purpose computing as well as for AI and signal processing.

The semiconductor chips driving modern-day computer processors are covered in billions of individual transistors, each of which can overheat under stress, causing steep drops in performance. To ...

Why it matters: Devices like smartphones rely on a fragmented array of CPUs, GPUs, NPUs, DSPs, and other accelerators to handle various tasks. However, these specialized cores often remain idle, ...

For engineers looking forward to the future chips powering their products and systems, the annual Hot Chips conference gives an under-the-hood glimpse at some of the next-generation processors they ...