Month: February 2025
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Ceva-XC23 and XC21 DSPs Power Next-Gen Wireless Modems
Targeting 5G Advanced, 6G, RedCap, and NTN satellite designs, Ceva has unveiled the XC23 and XC21 DSPs for chips targeting everything from low-cost IoT devices to base stations.
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MediaTek is Bringing AI Everywhere
MediaTek is at MWC showcasing several processor and processor-adjacent technologies, including a satellite-capable modem, 224G serdes, and a processor for e-cockpits. From the M90 modem and the serdes are the most significant, but from a processor (XPU) viewpoint, the Dimensity Auto has the greatest disruptive potential.
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Imagination DXTP GPU Delivers More Bang for the Watt
Imagination’s new DXTP GPU boosts power efficiency 17% over its predecessor owing to its reorganized SPUs, bigger cache, and greater bandwidth. Having landed auto and mobile-device customers for the DXTP, Imagination is positioned to grow.
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NXP to Acquire Kinara to Boost Its Edge AI Portfolio
NXP is buying Kinara to enhance its edge-AI portfolio with powerful, transformer-capable NPUs. It will be the fifth AI-accelerator architecture the company has employed. Expect to see the tech in i.MX chips targeting automotive & industrial markets.
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Arm vs Qualcomm Continues While Qualcomm vs Arm Ramps
The Arm vs. Qualcomm legal saga lurches on. Mediation is pending, and Arm is pushing for a retrial. Meanwhile, they battle over whether Arm breached Qualcomm’s ALA.
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What Roadmap Details Did Intel’s 4Q24 Call Reveal?
Intel’s 4Q24 earnings call revealed mixed messages about its 18A process, and we believe upcoming data-center chips Clearwater Forest and Jaguar Shores will be axed.